RIP Steve Irwin

Metalface Mark · 4 Sep 2006 at 07:47

mosehn said:
hes gone 1 step to far this time

Understatement of the year.

My kids loved his shows, he was some guy.

philstanbridge · 4 Sep 2006 at 07:47

Very sad.

memphisto · 4 Sep 2006 at 07:48

gutted about this, RIP steve.

danza · 4 Sep 2006 at 07:49

Such a shame. I hope his family/friends can cope

He was a nutter though, and with the way he interacted with dangerous animals it was only really a matter of time.

Stingray though? My money would've been on a big croc.

Gilly · 4 Sep 2006 at 07:50

InwardSinging said:
Understatement of the year.

Not really, he was around what are usually very placid animals, as mentioned elsewhere in this thread.

Bad luck more than anything.

Digital Punk · 4 Sep 2006 at 07:50

Wow! Only yesterday morning I was watching a programme with him in it about catching crocs.

It did amaze me how he wasn't already dead tbh.
Great bloke though, loved his job and brought his enthusiam over well.
He'll be missed.

R.I.P. fella.

SiHH · 4 Sep 2006 at 07:51

Awful news, feel awful for his family & kids

Garp · 4 Sep 2006 at 07:54

Stunning news.. though I must admit I'm surprised he made it this far in life without being killed given the number of animals he's ****** off!

wedgie · 4 Sep 2006 at 07:55

Gilly said:
Bad luck more than anything.

Sounds like extreme bad luck to me, to even be in danger from a stingray seems pretty remote from reading the posts, never mind the fact that it punctured the absolute worst place it could have.

RIP

fuz · 4 Sep 2006 at 07:57

Damn

He seemed like a genuinely nice guy who loved what he did.

RIP

penski · 4 Sep 2006 at 07:58

RIP, dude - a genuinely nice guy, a great, humerous and informative TV presenter and, above all, someone with a genuine passion for life and his role in saving the lives of animals and working very hard towards conservation.

Right now he has God in a headlock, trying to stick his thumb up his but.

*n

lay-z-boy · 4 Sep 2006 at 08:02

Lost for words, the bloke was amazing.

Will Gill · 4 Sep 2006 at 08:05

gutted he was a genuinely nice bloke, RIP Steve

MR_Punk · 4 Sep 2006 at 08:08

Top Bloke - will be missed

RIP

+44

G-MAN2004 · 4 Sep 2006 at 08:10

Heard this on GMTV. Shocked me a lot to say the least.

Always used to watch his programs.

Rest In Peace

4T5 · 4 Sep 2006 at 08:13

Terrible news for all especially his wife and kid. I am gutted i thought this dude was ace. His enthusiasm his skillz the way he lived his life the dude was a Legend NO LESS.

R.I.P. Steve Irwin

MeatLoaf · 4 Sep 2006 at 08:14

We were only watching him yesterday wrestling with a huge croc.

Super fella.

RIP

Nix · 4 Sep 2006 at 08:15

penski said:
RIP, dude - a genuinely nice guy, a great, humerous and informative TV presenter and, above all, someone with a genuine passion for life and his role in saving the lives of animals and working very hard towards conservation.

Right now he has God in a headlock, trying to stick his thumb up his but.

*n

Need we say more?

It's weird how this is shocking so many of us. I guess it's just that none of us really ever thought it was going to happen.

I do feel for his youngest at the moment though. He'll have to grow up, learning who his daddy is through the television. At least he'll know what a true legend he was.

JudgeC · 4 Sep 2006 at 08:17

It's a real shame.

Saw him do a Crock show at Australia Zoo a few years back, just after his son was born and he really was larger than life.
He used to drive around the Zoo on a motorbike chatting and joking with people.
It is sadly ironic that something like a Stingray got him and not one of the multitude of deadly creatures he used to interact with.

My thoughts go out to his familly.

Royality · 4 Sep 2006 at 08:17

Absolutely gutted! I can't believe he died!

I'm sure I heard them mention on GMTV that the last death in Australia from a Stingray was in the 1940's... terrible bad luck.

R.I.P