Steve Irwin Dead

[~A~]

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/09/04/australia.irwin/index.html

[VeeKaChu]

Sad, but this should surprise no one...
Oh and "OUCH!", a fatal stingray barb? I wonder how common that is.

[EndurancE]

i just read and checked if anyone posted :( so sad

"It's about 15 feet long.. but NEARLY A BABY"

man ima miss that fucker

[NemesisMMi]

Fucking guy. Should have retired when he had the second kid. Such a shame.

[Dogysamich]

When i read this a few minutes ago, i litterally said "Crikey."

:(

R.I.P. Steve.

--pours out some of his pepsi--

[Thrash]

does anyone else feel like... bad?

I mean, tons of people die, it happens, but this man you could just tell from his TV show loved life and loved what he was doing. He seemed pretty much invulnerable to anything that could happen, took really painful incidents in stride and played with cobras and crocodiles for fun. I feel like devastated, really out of the blue.

[decap]

fuckin eh :( i loved his shows and his SC commercial, anyone got a link to that btw?>

[~A~]

does anyone else feel like... bad?

I mean, tons of people die, it happens, but this man you could just tell from his TV show loved life and loved what he was doing. He seemed pretty much invulnerable to anything that could happen, took really painful incidents in stride and played with cobras and crocodiles for fun. I feel like devastated, really out of the blue.

Especially since he lost his best friend not too long ago. And if that pet ment as much to his wife/family as much as it did him, they suffered 2 major blows this summer. Plus the fact according to the news reports she doesn't even know about his death yet makes it worse.

[bergenhell]

inferno will be using reptile names for the next year's worth of matches to honour this great man. i will sorely miss him. :(

[Hellsy]

"Irwin was killed by a stingray barb that went through his chest, according to Cairns police sources. Irwin was filming an underwater documentary at the time."

Anyone have the specs on what type of sting ray killed him?

[PHISH]

*raises an angry fist at the sky

Seriously how can you take Steve Irwin away, now is not his time.

[einst9ne]

i guess, my question is, how does a sting-ray barb hit someone in the chest?

[Frag]

he was a hero. he was invincible. he was a part of our culture, regardless of him being austrailian. i miss him already.

[caedere]

he was a hero. he was invincible. he was a part of our culture, regardless of him being austrailian. i miss him already.My thoughts exactly.

R.I.P. Steve :( :(

[Headshot]

http://www.andrews.edu/~rjo/Photographs/Sting%20Ray%20City.jpg

How does Steve Irwin die from these

[Suicidal Bastard]

:(

[spin]

fuck it is true :( i thought my friend was joking :(

[dook]

so many other celebrities that should've been killed instead :(

[EndurancE]

LETS CREATE A MOB AND KILL THAT FUCKING STINGRAY!

[doc]

Wow :(

Guess there's alot more to stingray's than what I thought. That guy always made me laugh.

[DarthGreg]

What a shitty way to start the day. RIP Steve, you brought a lot of smiles to a lot of people.

[VeeKaChu]

Especially since he lost his best friend not too long ago. And if that pet ment as much to his wife/family as much as it did him, they suffered 2 major blows this summer. Plus the fact according to the news reports she doesn't even know about his death yet makes it worse.What pet was killed? Not that little bitch Sue I hope.

And apparently stingray fatalities are extremely rare, but it's a bad thing when you get poked in the heart by anything probably.

[Rothschild]

they were saying on the tv that the sting rays steve was filming with were considered dangerous and have a wing diamiter of up to twelve feet. those sting rays in the photo with the e-coaleye infected children have most likely been living in captivity their whole lives.

[suicyco]

does anyone else feel like... bad?

I mean, tons of people die, it happens, but this man you could just tell from his TV show loved life and loved what he was doing. He seemed pretty much invulnerable to anything that could happen, took really painful incidents in stride and played with cobras and crocodiles for fun. I feel like devastated, really out of the blue.


What he said.

[Killian]

I feel really bad. He was probably one of the bravest people in the world and would literally play with death constantly. I really enjoyed watching his show and it sucks he's gone.

[Quattro]

it was only a matter of time... the guy walked a fine line. A respected line, but he did live life more on the edge than most. However how he was killed, is complete fluke. But I'm sure he woudl ahve rather been killed by nature than by some dood with a knife in NY city.

[Fusion]

My wife woke me up this morning and told me this. It does suck, though I'm not surprised.

[Ignatz]

Well this is a shame. I'm sure the guy knew all along that being around lots of dangerous animals meant he might get it one day. Must have been a rush to live the life he did though. Props to a man who had balls.

[marden]

does anyone else feel like... bad?

I mean, tons of people die, it happens, but this man you could just tell from his TV show loved life and loved what he was doing. He seemed pretty much invulnerable to anything that could happen, took really painful incidents in stride and played with cobras and crocodiles for fun. I feel like devastated, really out of the blue.
What he said.

Atleast he died doing something that he loved to do instead of dieing in a car accident or something stupid like that.

R.I.P. Crocodile Hunter

[Malice]

:\ R.I.P. Steve, atleast he went out doing what he loved best

[Split]

wow that sucks.

r.i.p

[Nuggs|*1]

its really sad, he was a great man and really did love nature. While he was over the top most times he sincerly cared about the animals he interacted with and was focused on saving as many as possible

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwxQyhIbhAk

[Hellz-Angel01]

that video choked me up a bit...
RIP Steve Irwin

[Gogeta]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwxQyhIbhAk
thats an amazing video

RIP steve.

[Lanx0r]

does anyone else feel like... bad?

I mean, tons of people die, it happens, but this man you could just tell from his TV show loved life and loved what he was doing. He seemed pretty much invulnerable to anything that could happen, took really painful incidents in stride and played with cobras and crocodiles for fun. I feel like devastated, really out of the blue.


Thrash - I do feel bad just as you do. I remember the very first time I saw him on TV... he was doing a "Top 10 Deadliest Snakes" type show. And since that day, I have always said "they are going to bury that fucker some day."

Well, its come true... and I do feel bad. I feel really bad for those two little kids who will only know their father through TV reruns, old interviews, and personal videotaps.

[VP-]

shame is was randomness that the barb went into his chest plate. :(

I loved me some steve irwin, but I do feel very bad for his children and his wife.

[car]

does anyone else feel like... bad?

I mean, tons of people die, it happens, but this man you could just tell from his TV show loved life and loved what he was doing. He seemed pretty much invulnerable to anything that could happen, took really painful incidents in stride and played with cobras and crocodiles for fun. I feel like devastated, really out of the blue.

dude, no joke. he used to be a huge inside joke with me and my family before he became really popular. i loved that guy, and i always watched his show. as i said in the cesspool thread, i got to visit his zoo in australia :\ . i honestly feel like one of my friends got killed. bad things like this shouldn't happen to good people like him/his family. absolutely terrible.

RIP steve. we loved you, and we'll miss you.

[-Serialchilla-]

does anyone else feel like... bad?

I did the doubting double-take when i opened up my homepage to see "Croc Hunter Steve Irwin Killed" and had to reread the headline a couple of times before I finally clicked on the link. I had that sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach while reading the article. Like I said in the cesspool, I'll miss the screwy bastard.

Another story (http://home.bellsouth.net/s/editorial.dll?pnum=1&bfromind=632&eeid=5028126&_sitecat=1479&dcatid=0&eetype=article&render=y&ac=0&ck=&ch=ne&s=en&rg=blsadstrgt&_lid=332&_lnm=todays+guide+entertainment&ck=)

[smurph]

i had always thought he was going to go out in some crazy over the top super cool way.


i'm disappointed really.

[mag]

i don't like this news let's go back to the deaths in iraq or something please

[Zogo]

I'm going to rent that movie that came out in 2002.

Sad, but this should surprise no one...
Oh and "OUCH!", a fatal stingray barb? I wonder how common that is.

I read 17/year or 17 in recorded history.

[Mercenary-VD]

I read 17/year or 17 in recorded history.

I thought the marine biologist guy said 17 in the past few years?

[Zogo]

I thought the marine biologist guy said 17 in the past few years?

the article I read didn't say either way so I'm not sure.

[DisgruntledGoat]

wtf, ive stepped on sting rays before

[][ceCube]

wtf, ive stepped on sting rays before

yea but have you ever been stung in the heart by one?

STFU :o

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e361/Kmurph5/Untitled-1.jpg

yes i am aware i spelled "Irwin" wrong .. STFU

[blinK]

there is a video of him ripping the barb out someone try to find it

[the scrill]

once i found out i felt like shit , i still feel like shit , that guy was my idol , loved his shows , loved his passion for wildlife. GREAT FUCKING GUY. this is the worst news ive heard since my dog died 3 years ago....i didint even feel this bad on sep 11th. RIP
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42047000/jpg/_42047206_irwindaughter_pa.jpg

[public_slots_free.mL]

here is last moments on youtube but its private. Anyone got a non-private one?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3reFqcqCYLs&mode=related&search=

[hames]

This really sucks. I never watched his shows or anything but his enthusiasm and love for nature goes a long way. He put his whole life into nature and wildlife. It is a shame that he had to pass away. As someone else said, at least he passed on by doing what he loves most. That is how I would want to go.

On the bright side, maybe governments will take conservationism a little bit more seriously now. /shrug.

RIP Steve.

[rasputin]

Crocodile hunter Steve Irwin pulled the barb of a bull stingray out of his chest with his hands moments before succumbing to the deadly blow, video footage of the accident showed today.
His producer and close friend, John Stainton, who viewed the film before handing it over to police, said the images were shocking. "It's a very hard thing to watch because you're actually witnessing somebody die and it's terrible," he said.

"It shows that Steve came over the top of the ray and the tail came up and spiked him here [in the chest] and he pulled it out and the next minute he's gone. That was it - the cameraman had to shut down."
The police, who will pass the footage on to the coroner, insisted Irwin had not provoked the stingray. Superintendent Mike Keating, of Queensland police, said: "There is no evidence that Mr Irwin was intimidating or threatening the stingray. My advice is that he was observing the stingray."

Another underwater film-maker, Ben Cropp, who was in the area when Irwin was killed yesterday, suggested that the giant fish may have been spooked by Irwin's proximity and the position of the cameraman. The veteran producer said he had been in a similar situation when a stingray had gone into defensive mode and attacked with its barbed tail.

"It missed me and then up went its tail and it went whack again," he recalled. "Steve was just very unlucky and that's what it boils down to."

The film of the tragedy, given its shocking nature, is unlikely to be screened publicly. Bill Campbell, head of Discovery Networks, which owns the Animal Planet channel on which the Crocodile Hunter programmes are shown, said the matter would be discussed with Irwin's widow, Terri, at an appropriate time but it was too early to think about.

As news of the accident flashed around the world, an extraordinary outpouring of grief gripped Australia and in particular Queensland's Sunshine Coast, where the Irwin family lived.

At the crocodile and reptile park which Irwin, 44, founded with his father, Bob, hundreds of visitors, many of them schoolchildren, placed floral tributes and posted notes offering their sympathy at the entrance. One read: "Crikey, Steve, we will miss you."

The zoo opened as usual on Tuesday. "It's what Steve would have wanted," the executive director, Michael Hornby, said. He also pledged to carry on Irwin's work to protect wildlife.

"We have an obligation now to do more, and through his legacy we hope more Australians and more people around the world will get into conservation," he said in a television interview.

As Irwin's body was flown home by private plane, the premier of Queensland, Peter Beattie, offered to give him a state funeral. But it was up to his wife and two children, Bindi and Robert, the premier said. "He will be remembered as a great Australian ... and we will honour Steve Irwin in whatever way his family wants."

In Canberra, the prime minister, John Howard, told parliament: "He was a great Australian icon ... a genuine one-off ... and I am deeply distressed by his death."

More details about what happened.

[rasputin]

here is last moments on youtube but its private. Anyone got a non-private one?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3reFqcqCYLs&mode=related&search=

This is clealy not his last moments, but a poorly made parody created by three kids that have never seen a vagina.

[public_slots_free.mL]

hmm, it didnt show the vid before. I was just going off the title. You are right though, this is crap.

[Gogeta]

http://news.yahoo.com/fc/entertainment/steve_irwin/video/1

i havent seen all of the videos yet, ive seen 1, havent found the barb being pulled out, but there is truth to that.

[Zogo]

the video will probably be shown as those were his wishes

"Irwin's family are determined to respect his last wishes and allow the harrowing footage to be broadcast. Irwin once insisted, "My number one rule is to keep that camera rolling. Even if it's shaky or slightly out of focus, I don't give a rip. "Even if a big old alligator is chewing me up I want to go down and go, 'Crikey!' just before I die. That would be the ultimate for me."

[hames]

lol I want to see where you got that from because it is slightly unbelievable for me :)

[-Serialchilla-]

lol I want to see where you got that from because it is slightly unbelievable for me :)

go to any website with any sort of news

[rasputin]

Well I do know that the spokesperson for Animal Planet said that they will show his last video only if his wife allows it.

[koruptid]

"Even if a big old alligator is chewing me up I want to go down and go, 'Crikey!' just before I die. That would be the ultimate for me."
Awesome.

[Zogo]

I can't find the article I originally read it in but here's another source

http://anecdotage.com/index.php?aid=20615

[VeeKaChu]

I thought the marine biologist guy said 17 in the past few years?There's some info on this here- http://www.slate.com/id/2148992/

[MV8]

I am not in the habit of bumping old threads, but here is something new...

http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/09/26/D8KCU5FO0.html

"Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin's widow says she hasn't seen the film of her husband's deadly encounter with a stingray and that it won't ever be shown on television.
"What purpose would that serve?" Terri Irwin said in an interview with ABC's Barbara Walters scheduled to air on television Wednesday in the United States and Australia.

[Zogo]

"What purpose would that serve?"

maybe to fulfill your husband's request?

[rasputin]

I'm sure it will get leaked in due time, regardless of what she says. I don't want to see it, but Steve did say that if his death was capture on video, and was a direct result of an animal, he wants his fans to see it.

[SteelValor]

Do you all realize what this means??? Terry is back on the market!!! Giggty Giggty

[-Serialchilla-]

Do you all realize what this means??? Terry is back on the market!!! Giggty Giggty

dude its giggity, get it right