Crocodile Hunter killed.

[Whiteknight]

Apparently Steve Irwin, the famous Crocodile Hunter, has finally been done in by a stingray barb that pierced his chest. Yikes, I can't really belive this. It seems sort of like it was bound to happen eventually, though.

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14663786/ (irc://irc.freenode.net/Bobtheconquerer,isnick)

[kongurous]

I was wondering what'd kill that guy...

[Diploaddict]

Croiky!

Sucks man... :(

[Dayoh]

me living in Australia, the croc hunter steve was kinda an icon, it was kinda a shock, his sudden death.

Its pretty ironic his passion his entire life was his death.

[Giggilyomeromicon]

Actualy, it seems this may have all been a hoax. According to someone on wikipedia, and an artical, Stingrays don't stab people, they work like jellyfish. And also you would be protected in a wetsuit. Apperintly.

If it's not, that sucks :concern:

[LinkTheGameFreak]

hopefully this is all a publicity stunt - tomorrow we'll be reading in the papers "STEVE IRWIN BEATS DEATH!" in bold letters on the front page and underneath, in smaller letters, it will read "Steve Irwin beats house!" with a pic of him holding a Royal Flush in the casino off to the side - I plan to be standing behind him in that picture holding a stingray above his head, ready to strike :D

[Whiteknight]

It's not a hoax:

However, when they are attacked by predators or stepped on, the barbed stinger in their tail is mechanically whipped up, usually into the offending foot; it is also possible, although less likely, to be stung "accidentally" by brushing against the stinger.
It is possible for ray stings to be fatal if they sever major arteries, are in the chest or pelvic region, or are improperly treated.

[Biohazard]

Dasyatids do not attack aggressively, or even actively defend themselves. When threatened their primary reaction is to swim away. However, when they are attacked by predators or stepped on, the barbed stinger in their tail is mechanically whipped up, usually into the offending foot Source (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stingray)

So I suppose that it is possible that it happened, but how could its stinger pierce his chest AND his heart...

If this is actually true, it makes me sad because I am an avid fan of Animal Planet and he is such an amazing human being...he was a blessing to this earth, god rest his soul

[Skullflower]

Damn. This sucks balls :( . Steve Irwin was so cool. :cry:

[Diploaddict]

Actualy, it seems this may have all been a hoax. According to someone on wikipedia, and an artical, Stingrays don't stab people, they work like jellyfish. And also you would be protected in a wetsuit. Apperintly.

If it's not, that sucks :concern:

Doubt it. The Australian news agency has already reported it. Also medics on the scene reported a string ray fatality... :(

[Giggilyomeromicon]

Well, I for one don't entirely believe this. I've since to see a definite answer. Most, if not all of the news articles state that he is "reportedly" dead. Also, the original article fails to sight any sources or interviewed people. Either it was quickly or poorly written, or it’s a hoax. I guess I'll find out later today when a defiant answer appears.

[Skullflower]

Well, if it is a hoax that's gay and if not damn, that sucks. :(

[Toucan]

Unfortuneatly, the man IS dead.
It has been reported on both Australian radio and TV news.
He was killed in a freak accident in Cairns, police sources said today.

It is understood he was killed by a stingray barb that went through his chest and reportedly into his heart .

He was swimming off the Low Isles at Port Douglas filming an underwater documentary when the tragedy occured.

The Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) was called about 11am (AEST) and an emergency services helicopter was flown to the crew's boat on Batt Reef, off the coast near Cairns, with a doctor and emergency services paramedic on board.

Irwin had a puncture wound to the left side of his chest and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Irwin's body is being flown to Cairns.

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20349888-2,00.html

[The_Maker]

Wow, the Croc Hunter is dead.

Although considering half of the insane and dangerous stuff he did on his shows I'm not surprised. Shock perhaps, but not unexpected.

[Sikawtic]

HOLY SHIT

for me this is a big shocker. Loved the guy.

http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/steve-irwin-killed-by-stingray/2006/09/04/1157222051512.html

I just came and was genna post that... but WK beat me to it...

When asked if he had ever heard of anyone dying from a stingray barb Matthew Hurley, general manager of Quicksilver Group, whose company has taken tours to Low Isles for 26 years, said: "No, definitely not."

Well at least it was special?

[Aquarian]

This was the first thing I was told by my brother when I came back from my exams today. Man, this just depresses me. Steve was just frickin' awesome.

Well, at least being stung by a stingray was better than being drowned and having your and your whole family's dead body being flown down the river like that Russian family who films documentaries.

Condolences to his wife and kids. Pity he had to go when he received bad criticism in the last 2 years of his life.

[Monty]

I feel for his poor kids and wife. :(

A sting ray, of all things. I was watching sky news and they (medics, I think) hypothesised that he sting ray's barb had got him in/near the heart, but last I heard they were getting ready to do a post mortem.

[Yoda]

This is pretty bad news. Even if one does not approve of some of his characteristics or actions, he does have two children. Hunts crocodiles, but gets killed by a stingray. R.I.P.

Edit: The moral of the story is that you never know the day or the hour.

[MatGeo]

Dam....poor guy...he was awesome....

his pasion was his undoing it seems... i'm really sorry for him... :/

[Snot]

Ya'll ever take into consideration the venom of the sting? Some species have their barbs laced with some deadly shit that will kill in almost no time at all.

It is a very sad day for animal and Irwin lovers. I loved his energy that he brought into the topics, and how fun he seemed to have with the animals, as well as respecting them at the same time as showing us what, who, and how they work, are, and do.

[IrishDutchman]

That's a shock, he was my childhood icon. It's like saying Barney died! I was obsessed with that show when I was 6.
It was kinda an accident waiting to happen though, that show. But still, he was always so...cheerful. :(

[Sikawtic]

Ya'll ever take into consideration the venom of the sting? Some species have their barbs laced with some deadly shit that will kill in almost no time at all.I don't think that's the case... I reiterate:


When asked if he had ever heard of anyone dying from a stingray barb Matthew Hurley, general manager of Quicksilver Group, whose company has taken tours to Low Isles for 26 years, said: "No, definitely not."



I'm just rather surprised he messed with crocs... snakes... sharks... hippos... etc... and yet dies from a stingray. :/

[Snot]

Well, he got it in the heart, a straight shot. Report has it he died on site, and was relatively quick... I hope so. But what really sucks,

Teri is in Tasmania and has no clue he's dead yet:( . She's going to be heart broken when this reaches her.:concern:

[Kingscrab]

Ya'll ever take into consideration the venom of the sting? From everything I have read, he died from the barb actually puncturing his ribcage and then his heart. Not the venom.

I'm totally fucking bummed. He was kinda corny, but still VERY cool. It's really sad. I'm not too suprised however... With all the dangerous stuff he did, I'm shocked he lasted this long. But, shit... of all the animals, a STINGRAY!? :concern:

As they say though, at least he died doing something he loved, which is more than most people get.

[U-238]

Man, this sucks. That guy was great. No more australian guy saying "croiky!". I'll agree though at least it was something he liked.

[AresOfOlympus]

Ouch :cry: . I liked him. He messes with crocs that kill people easily, yet gets killed by an animal that is "very rare" to kill someone. Man.:cry:

[Ktan]

I was gutted when I heard the news from a friend on Deviant Art. She drew a tribute picture for him, it was really touching. Everyone I've spoke to about it is shocked by this. I suppose it was inevitable that he would be killed doing what he loved. He had a great passion for animals and educating people about them and will truly be missed.

My regards to his wife and children.

[Nickodemus]

Man, he was soo cool to watch. I surely will miss him. Bet he is showing angels how to catch stuff already.


And heres a link to the bbc for those who still dont believe


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/5311298.stm


Your gonna have to cut and paste because my computer hates me. :P

[KexMex]

He was a good guy... I'll miss him.

At least the man knew how to stick to doing what he loved to do.

[Markpyro]

I liked him :'(

That sucks >.<


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[Aquarian]

:(

Looks like everyone is blaming Dunchy for Steve's death. Serves him right! Budak celaka!

[Gladstone]

gah why him!! D:

[MatGeo]

My regards to his wife and children.

Mine too.

May he rest in peace. :cry: :cry: :cry:

[Maegtelluma]

I enjoyed watching his documentaries, it's really too bad. With that in mind, though, he and everyone else knew the danger of his profession and this unfortunate kind of thing isn't as rare as we would like to think.

[Giantfish]

It almost seems impossible to me. Nature finally beat the Croc Hunter. He survived a spitting cobra attack and dies to a stingray.

[GenocideAlive]

Oi, Steve-o, too close.

RIP, mate, and godspeed to where you are going.

[Skullflower]

My regards to his wife and children.

Yup. Same here. He will be missed.

[Dusty]

its on aol and msn to. Its no hoax...

[100thlurker]

He was a nice guy. But the irony of his death is striking. Steve cheated death time after time, but a stingray was his undoing.

My regards and condolences to the family.

[DarkMirror]

I would never think a stingreay would kill him. I was betting on a super poisunus snake or spider, you know, the ones he taunts regularly...

[Biohazard]

He never taunted them...dont talk about things you dont understand

[ScottieIWU]

Seriously, though, if there were any way somebody had to go I'd say that getting stabbed in the heart by a stingray is one of the most impressively badass ways to go.

I mean, really.

[TinyDancer]

Yeah I heard about it this morning, it's really ironic.

And Scottie, QFT.

[Siege_Commander]

Yeah. I thought it would be a croc that would do him in though.

[Toucan]

His death was caught on camera, I think it's terrible, but I dare say it will be every where before long. :(

[sololop]

I think he was filming for a childs movie of a sort. Pity, I didn't know stingrays were deadly. Found out this morning.

Remindes me of "Grizzily Man". A guy lived with grizzily bears in the wild (idiot) and got eaten. Theres a movie, rent it.

[Leosam096]

I heard all about it you guys. Australia and the Great Barrier Reef is just below my country.
It was said that the stingray's tail pierced a hole on his heart. When his buddies tried to bring him to the hospital, he already died.

Memories...

Tragedy strikes the world. One of the greatest wildlife icons just passed away recently. A real guy who would always be remembered with his "Crikey!" catch phrases.

Steve Irwin will always be treasured in our hearts.

[GenocideAlive]

I would never think a stingreay would kill him. I was betting on a super poisunus snake or spider, you know, the ones he taunts regularly...
He was an animal conservationist and an activist. To say that he "taunted" wildlife is pretty ignorant and inflammatory. Try to avoid saying stupid crap in a goodbye thread.

[Nuts]

I was in the Atlanta airport last night when I first heard about this. Everyone in the airports was pretty stunned. Everyone was glued to the TV's.

It's not the death of a human that is so sad, but the death of a guy that loved to live life to the fullest. Some people are content to just waddle though life, and I can't feel too badly for them when they die. But Steve Irwin was such a vibrant character and it's just awful to see that light extinguished.

[neptis]

well i have seen this exact thread on rufly 7 forums now. I mean who would ove thought a croc hunter a person that hunts one of the most dedly preditors alive Would dy froma stingray one of the gentalmen of the sea.

its a great sin for all the fans and his family

------long live Steve Irwin's memory------

[Toucan]

I have to say the mood in Perth has been very strange indeed. My eldest daughter is devastated. They said on the news that counselors had been called to schools to attend grieving children who are reacting as if they had lost a member of there own family. I have to say I have been very surprised at my own reaction to this, since hearing the news I have practically thought of not much else, hearing a phrase in my head like "Crikey, isn't that a beauty" and realising I am going to miss it immensely. Steve Irwin was an Australian icon, it took his death for us to realise he was in fact an Australian legend. I am sure that in 500 years time Aussie children will still be told stories about the crocodile hunter, along with stories of the like of Ned Kelly and Sir Donald Bradman. I love the way Nuts put it, he was indeed a light brighter than most and it is such a shame that we will never see that vital glow again.

[Kingscrab]

I love the way Nuts put it, he was indeed a light brighter than most and it is such a shame that we will never see that vital glow again. What I loved about his style, was that he was ALWAYS passionate about what he did. He had some great energy! I'll admit, (to me) he seemed kinda goofy at times, but he LOVED what he did and you couldn't help but smile and respect him when you watched him do it.

Not to mention, he was a complete tough guy to the very end. He fucking pulled that serrated stingray barb out of his heart in the moments before he died. Damn. :worship:

[Sirion]

I really still can't believe it. He was just so...cool...I can't belive that I'll never hear that catch phrase again...

And seriously, why couldn't he have died a normal death? Or at least a spider or snake...

Imagine, a barb through the heart...

[Darkslayer633]

There is a thing going through msn put a turtle in your name as a show of respect for said crocodile hunter.

[Whiteknight]

His death was caught on camera, I think it's terrible, but I dare say it will be every where before long. :(

Yes, the death was caught on camera but I doubt it will ever be shown. TV shows can't legally show it and I'm sure the cameraman was friends with him, so the tape was probably either destroyed or stored away safe somewhere.

It is a sad loss indeed. I always enjoyed watching his shows when younger, especially how he was always excited when discovering wildlife. The world is worse off without him.

[DragonPaladin]

May Steve Irwin always been on our hearts, and that when we are on the battlefield, our rousing battle cry will be, "FOR THE CROCODILE HUNTER!!!"

[Toucan]

Yes, the death was caught on camera but I doubt it will ever be shown. TV shows can't legally show it and I'm sure the cameraman was friends with him, so the tape was probably either destroyed or stored away safe somewhere.
If only that where true, it was shown on Australian television last night.

Edit: In an interview with Terri, his wife, she said that Steve would want the footage broadcast. And now that I think about it, she is absolutely right. His last "Cikey, look at that!"

[GenocideAlive]

Wow, that was a little soon. I figure with the media-crazed world these days it would have only been a matter of time before someone broadcast it. I just didn't think it'd be like two days after his death. :/

Jeez, sorry Terri. We always got a spot for you back in the States, shiela. If you want to stay down under, that's OK too.

[Zerg_eater]

Kongurous Why Do U Have To Mess Up The thread

[kongurous]

Kongurous Why Do U Have To Mess Up The thread

Why do you have to post in all caps and spam?

[JenJen]

i'm a little behind the times and really just read about this today and i simply cant believe it. I use to watch his shows all the time and he has two little children. it shows how the world is such an unpredictable place. why are the heros always the ones who die?

[PrestonBurke]

Heard it here first, listened to it on the radio second, read it on the newspaper third, saw it on tv fourth.

Wow 4 scources in a row!
Dam hes tough, he pulled the stingray out of his chest before he died. Imagine how he would be like in the Marine forces?

[Whiteknight]

If only that where true, it was shown on Australian television last night.

Edit: In an interview with Terri, his wife, she said that Steve would want the footage broadcast. And now that I think about it, she is absolutely right. His last "Cikey, look at that!"

Right now, places like youtube and google videos are pulling the video from beind shown, so it might not propogate across the web too fast.

[kongurous]

I've already seen it. Words can't describe it, really.

[Protosschick99]

:(

He was soo cool!

I really liked his show and his style :(

When I found out about his death I was like, "NOOOOO!!!!"

I found out from watching the news :(

R.I.P. Steve Irwin!!

*Cries*

[Leosam096]

NOOOO!!!!!

We dearly loved him, that great guy.
I will never forget his passionate love for our earth. *cries*

[GrassDragon]

I have a friend from Australia and about five of her friends called her or sent her emails about the old Croc' Hunter the day he died. Like some kind of national hero I guess.

Ironic that he didn't die from a crocodile.

[DarkTsoul]

yea, i heard he died on the news.

yah shouldn't be too sad, i mean, he was gonna die from his job sooner or later,
Guess god intended it to end with a sting ray unstead of a croc =(

He's in a better place now, he's probly looking down at us while playing with the crocs in heaven....

R.I.P. Stirv Irwin

[SilentSimmons]

R.I.P the only australian everyone knows about.

[JenJen]

i dont find it ironic that he didnt die from a crocadile. He was an expert at crocs.

[Tanis]

I watched Croc Hunter and Croc Hunter Diaries all the time, so did my mom, so it was dis heartening to hear he had been killed. By a Stingray of all things, that us what suprised me most. I have touched them, swam with Rays before. They swim up and give you hickies for gods sake. I always assumed he would be bitten by a venomous snake, rended by a Croc, or something like that, but a Stingray? My mom said she wanted to cry :(

[GrassDragon]

R.I.P the only australian everyone knows about.

What about Mel Gibson? Can't forget his famous religious movie that made all the hubbub a while back that no one cares about now.

[DarkTsoul]

lmao!!

i can't see why you're talking about mel gibson after what he said 'bout the jews.

sorry grassdragon, i still give you my respect, but can we try N keep this on-topic,

i wanna see what evry 1 has tah say about him.

k?

[Toucan]

One miner point though, Mel Gibson was born in New York in 1956 and is American.
The first movie he made was Australian though. (Mad Max)

[DarkTsoul]

ok! good,
please enough with mel, he scares me

[singo]

He spent his life annoying dangerous reptiles, the thing that killed him was a normally non-aggressive fish......


How odd

[Ktan]

Can it be made clear in big bold letters?

He didn't just piss off animals for shits and giggles.

[singo]

He didn't just piss off animals for shits and giggles.

Did anyone say that?

Oh, and because I doubt anyone has done this yet...


Stingraaay, Stingray dedlededede Stingraaaay Stingray
http://www.aiai.ed.ac.uk/~bat/GA/OT-MODEL/rd-stingray-1s.jpg

W.A.S.P gets the better of Steve there......

[Ktan]

I know you didn't, Singo, but it was heavily implied in the way you said it.

I was kinda waiting for someone to throw in that Submarine. :)

[singo]

It had to be done, stingray is amazing.

TERRORFISH!

[kongurous]

I heard they were pulling Steve Irwin's "Irwin Sunblock" off shelves in Australia. Apparently, it didn't stop harmful rays afterall.

[TinyDancer]

>.<

That was awful. Bad kong. Bad.

[Biohazard]

You may not care Kong...but there's a line between funny and just plain rude, you just crossed it

[kongurous]

You may not care Kong...but there's a line between funny and just plain rude, you just crossed it

You must not be a fan of tasteless sarcasm.

[TinyDancer]

You must not be a fan of tasteless sarcasm.

I told that joke to my mother..and she was trying not to laugh, but then she cracked and said, "That's hilarious..sad, but really, really funny.."

[Toucan]

I laughed out loud at that Kong. The jokes are going round, nothing we can do about it.

[GenocideAlive]

I think if anything, Irwin would want everybody to make jokes and talk about it.

He was a man of unbelieveable character, and he could most definitely take a joke.

I'm sure he would have laughed. I hope they rename his zoo after him.

Good one, Kong. :)

[kongurous]

Good one, Kong. :)

Praise from GA? Holy shit I think I just heard reality rip.

[singo]

but there's a line between funny and just plain rude, you just crossed it

Since when? Quite a lot of things are both. That was one of them.

[Aquarian]

Kong, this is like the pic you posted about Steve before. Evil and tasteless, but still hilarious.

[Leosam096]

This thread should be a thread filled with our love towards Irwin... I see it fading away...

[IrishDutchman]

I just saw one of his shows on Discovery with him feeding little baby koala's and helping sick kangaroo cubs. :(