RIP Steve Irwin

Balb0wa · 4 Sep 2006 at 10:51

Just heard this, shocking news, RIP Steve

Kerplunk · 4 Sep 2006 at 10:52

"He came on top of the stingray and the stingray's barb went up and into his chest and put a hole into his heart," said Mr Stainton, who was on board Irwin's boat at the time.

God, that makes me feel queezy.

JudgeC · 4 Sep 2006 at 10:52

kitten_caboodle said:
awww

We played with stingrays in Vegas, never knew they had the ability to do that

RIP Mr Irwin.

They will have been debarbed, they tend to do this to ones in captivity that you can swim with/stroke etc.

Shikkaka · 4 Sep 2006 at 10:56

vaultingSlinky said:
Not funny Steameh =/

RIP Mr. Irwin, he was a top entertainer and seemed a top kinda bloke from what I saw of him on TV. My heart goes out to his wife and kids.

Don't shoot the messenger. I didn't create that pic.

Someone would have posted it at some point.

RIP Steve Irwin - really funny genuine guy.

james.miller · 4 Sep 2006 at 10:57

that doesnt mean it should be posted. come on its not nice.

Guru · 4 Sep 2006 at 10:58

I'm absolutely totally gutted by this

When I was in Australia I very nearly went out of my way to meet him, but assuming I would get another chance I didnt

Wish I had now

R.I.P. Steve

Larnica · 4 Sep 2006 at 11:01

Guru said:
I'm absolutely totally gutted by this

When I was in Australia I very nearly went out of my way to meet him, but assuming I would get another chance I didnt

Wish I had now

R.I.P. Steve

Yes, I've always wanted to meet him

d3adm0nk3y · 4 Sep 2006 at 11:03

Oh man, this is very sad news.
Used to love his shows, always used to joke about him being killed by something.
Never thought it would happen though.
RIP Steve

MrSix · 4 Sep 2006 at 11:04

I'm genuinely upset by this news, he had a wife and 2 kids aswell as his huge reptile park in Australia.

It's a tragic event, but I can't help but feel that he would have been doing a little more than just swimming over the top of the ray.

I've just come back from diving in the Caribbean and we encountered numerous rays, some with a wingspan of about 3m - none of which stayed still long enough for you to pee them off enough for them to raise their tails.

Still really sad,

R.I.P Steve

pmbuzz · 4 Sep 2006 at 11:04

RIP Steve Irwin
Conservationist, Environmentalist, Personality, Husband, Father, Son.

Deepest commiserations to his wife and two young children.

TheXileD · 4 Sep 2006 at 11:06

Truly Gutted

lukechad · 4 Sep 2006 at 11:07

I used to love to watch his shows, learning about how he is more than a crazy man who uses himself as croc bait! A massive amount of conservation work on his behalf!

A very sad day, RIP!

Beerbaron · 4 Sep 2006 at 11:12

RIP stevo

dave2k2005 · 4 Sep 2006 at 11:12

Seemed like a really nice guy

I'm highly gutted considering his young age to die and his family

RIP

-gem- · 4 Sep 2006 at 11:17

just seen all this myself

really sad...

incase this link hasnt been posted, here's one to sydneys daily telegraph

http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,20349993-5001021,00.html

boYce · 4 Sep 2006 at 11:18

You were one of the very few people who I believe have lived there lives to the full, every single day.

You will be missed, R.I.P. Steve Irwin.

killer_uk · 4 Sep 2006 at 11:20

Why is it always the good guys.

RIP

Sp00n · 4 Sep 2006 at 11:22

killer_uk said:
Why is it always the good guys.

RIP

Because he was tempting fate.

cableguy2003 · 4 Sep 2006 at 11:24

Sp00n said:
Because he was tempting fate.

Tempting fate diving in the great barrier reef ? :confused:

-gem- · 4 Sep 2006 at 11:27

tempting fate by swimming over th top of a creature that kills by aiming its 'weapons' upward....was a bull ray or somethin like that