Steve Irwin Dead

R0ot

Who didnt see this coming? Poor lad, but you play with fire you get burnt

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20349890-1702,00.html

RIP m8

Ruu_Old

I thought he was invincible! I guess not..:eek:

Dirk Gently

I was wondering when his luck was going to run out. I always imagined it would be a publicity shy crocodile that did him in though.

BrokenArrows

that sucks.

at least he got killed doing what he loved and not get hit by a car or something stupid.

MrsA

God but he has 2 of the cutest little kids in the world.

RIP

I liked him.

MrsA

Pigman II

Lets hope its a new trend for reality stars.

Wertz

Ah man....I saw this on another forum and thought someone was taking the piss.
RIP

tallus

RIP He was a good entertainer and loved what he did. I loved his show.

sprinkles

Crikey... a sting ray barb through his chest

RIP Steve

TheHairyFairy

Yeah RIP. I have a couple of kids who love his shows, very entertaining and educational.

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Steve Irwin, the Australian television personality and naturalist known as the Crocodile Hunter, has been killed by a stingray's barb while diving,



sad news...

sorry just saw the other thread...

Goodshape

Couldn't stand the chap.

RIP all the same.

Fanny Cradock

Poor Steve.

dSTAR

Love 'em or hate him he was a larrikin and great ambassador for Australia...

I raise my VB to ya mate...

arseagon

RIP Steve.

I loved that prog.

Sam Vimes

tbh this was inevitable but RIP all the same

cournioni

Crikey!

Basq

Crikey indeed! :eek:

RIP Steve.

KTRIC

The man was an absolute legend and I'll miss him.


RIP Steve.....


All his fans like myself can take comfort in the fact that he died doing what he enjoyed.

Heinrich

Where I live if someone gives you a hug it's from the heart.
Steve Irwin

Heyes

I thought that was a joke when i first heard it, obviously not .

Thats awfull.. RIP

Sgt. Politeness

Pigman II wrote:

Lets hope its a new trend for reality stars.

he wasnt a reality TV star

"The father of two's Crocodile Hunter program was first broadcast in 1992 and has been shown around the world on cable network Discovery."

1992 was a long time before reality tv came around.

7aken

i liked him. rip

Kali

Crikey! And I never did get to meet him at Australia zoo despite harrassing a few ppl

Sparky

He will be missed.

I enjoyed watching him and to honestly say it, he has been a loss to tv.

RIP.

squrm

RIP

"I'm going to sneak up on this croc and jam my thumb in his butthole"

The episode of south park where they spoofed him still makes me chuckle

bennyx_o

Was only watching one of his programs yesterday. RIP Steve.

Julesie

RIP

Perhaps in time his family can take some comfort with the knowledge he died doing what he loved best.

gucci

RIP steve , alf stewart has regained his place as top australian once again

Gilgamesh

RIP Steve

but how did he manage to get the barb through his Chest?
was he hugging it or something?

scojones

It ain't a hoax this time. It's on sky news too.

Kersh

Rip Steve , I though he was brilliant.

Chad ghostal

didn't believe it when i heard it,
RIP steve.

Drapper

RIP Steve Irwin you will be missed!

mcgarnicle

Very sad news, what a legend. RIP

daveg

My son will be very upset. He loves him. Wanted to visit his Zoo when we were in Oz earlier this year, but we wern't anywhere near it. Very sad news. I thought he was excellent. Esp for kids. Great episode where he was looking for Rattlesnakes in Califronia beside a USAF base and they took him up in an F16. RIP steve. Feel very sorry for his wife and 2 young kids.

Seemingly there has not been a death recorded in Australia as a result of an attack from a sting ray. Didn't realise their barb was poisenous. Knowing S Irwin he was probably hugging it or something

r3nu4l

I tried to access his website to see what they said, like about a million other people I suppose, must have acted like a denial of service attack as the site seems to be down

RIP Steve, inevitable sure, but it doesn't make it any less sad!:(

Edit: Police press release here. Nothing we don't already know.

ShiverinEskimo

RIP Steve. Great Character..

Jonny Arson

An absolute legend, loved his shows, you could say it was inevitable but whatever way you look at it being killed by a Stingray in that fashion was a pure freak accident.

Godspeed

galah

RIP Steve

Got to meet him at Australia Zoo - much better "live" than on tele!
I'll miss the accent...

Froot

Live by the sword... Die by the sword...

R.I.P. by Crikey!

ciaran76

RIP Steve.

ergonomics

daveg wrote:

Seemingly there has not been a death recorded in Australia as a result of an attack from a sting ray. Didn't realise their barb was poisenous. Knowing S Irwin he was probably hugging it or something

I got this from an Australian news site:

The stingray is usually non-aggressive, but is capable of inflicting injuries if threatened.

Treading on the dorsal surface by mistake or swimming too close above a ray can result in a reflex upward and forward swing of the tail.

The injuries can be either a sword like lacerations or penetrating injuries with the serrated spine.

Serious injury can either be from the physical trauma of a vital body part, from the venom of the spine or both.

Local venom effects are usually more dangerous in stab injuries, but if the barb pierces a vital organ or structure injuries may be more dangerous than the venom effects.

Penetrating cardiac injuries have generally been fatal. This is what happened to Steve, R.I.P. In 1938, an adult woman died after a stab wound to the heart by a stingray. The autopsy showed that the ventricles had been completely transfixed by the barb.

A Prawn Fisherman also died after bieng stabbed in the chest off the Queensland coast while wrestling the animal off the sorting tray some years ago.

An Australian soldier died in 1945 after a stab wound to the heart while swimming in seawater baths near Melbourne, Victoria.

eimearnll

poor guy rip steve does anyone know if they told his wife yet?

cooker3

eimearnll wrote:

poor guy rip steve does anyone know if they told his wife yet?

yeah his family were notified, they would tell them before releasing the news anyway.

"Police in Queensland confirmed the naturalist's death and said his family had been notified. Mr Irwin was married with two young children."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/5311298.stm

1 of those deaths you hear which just shocks you, never expect to hear it when you wake up.
RIP to him

Töpher

A shame really, a great entertainer. Inevitable, and in a strange way a somewhat fitting manner.

R.I.P.

6th

Loved the shows and its undoubtly a shocking loss but .... (and i mean no disrespect) was it right for a father of 2 to put himself in dangerous situations all the time?

I know what happened was a freak accident but he must have know that with what he did for a living he could have at anytime left his children without a father?

I wont be popular for saying it but i think it needs to be said.

Kersh

Schumacher races cars, he could be killed in any race, any hurler could get a belt in the head...

mcgarnicle

6th wrote:

Loved the shows and its undoubtly a shocking loss but .... (and i mean no disrespect) was it right for a father of 2 to put himself in dangerous situations all the time?

I know what happened was a freak accident but he must have know that with what he did for a living he could have at anytime left his children without a father?

I wont be popular for saying it but i think it needs to be said.

What about soldiers, policemen, firemen etc etc etc

petes

R.I.P. I enjoyed the shows.

6th

A car can be controlled within reason but wild animals can not. As for fireservices, military & police, I can see how people benefit from having these (fireservices are there to save lives) and Irwin did it for entertainment.

Please dont think I am getting at him, its not really that I'm just thinkinga s a dad and his kids dont have one now.