Crikey. Crocadile Hunter, Steve Irwin, Dead.

guido · 09-04-2006, 12:07 AM

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Monday September 4, 02:28 PM
Steve Irwin dead in stingray attack
By 7News Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin has been killed in a stingray attack near Cairns on Australia's far north coast.

It was believed Irwin had been swimming off the coast of Cairns when he was stung.

"It is understood he was killed by a stingray barb that went through his chest," Brisbane's Courier Mail reported this afternoon.

Irwin was best known for his documentary series "The Crocodile Hunter".

He was born in Victoria and found his love of animals after following in his father's footsteps, volunteering his services to the Queensland Government's East Coast Crocodile Management program.

He spent years living on his own in the mosquito infested creeks, rivers and mangroves of North Queensland, catching huge crocodiles single-handed.

In June 1992, he married American Terri Raines after they met when she visited Irwin's Australia Zoo.

The 44-year-old is survived by his wife and two children, Bindi and Robert.

Steve Irwin dead in stingray attack - Yahoo!7 News

Rest in peace, Steve. You will be missed. You brought joy and laughter to us all in your adventures.

SxyPorkie · 09-04-2006, 12:17 AM

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Originally Posted by guido

Rest in peace, Steve. You will be missed. You brought joy and laughter to us all in your adventures.

W

Wow... I will miss watching him on Animal Planet... he is good fellow... i like him..

Roadrunner · 09-04-2006, 12:18 AM

Oh man! This is unbelieveable...the man has endured countless of injuries, bites over the years...and still quite young too. Indeed he'll be greatly missed, especially whenever he says: 'Crikey' and will always be known as the guy who loved to hang around crocodiles. I've always enjoyed watching his shows....thanks for the great journeys and adventures you, Steve, took the world on.

Rest in peace, Steve Irwin.

Thread will be 'sticky' for the time being--

**Koala** · 09-04-2006, 12:18 AM

Stingray kills Steve Irwin | The Daily Telegraph

Crocodile Hunter killed

By Luke McIlveen

September 04, 2006 12:00
Article from: The Daily Telegraph

CROCODILE Hunter Steve Irwin has died after a stringray barb caught him in the chest.

The 44-year-old international TV star was swimming off the Low Isles at Port Douglas filming an underwater documentary when the incident happened.

Ambulance officers confirmed they attended a reef fatality this morning at Batt Reef off Port Douglas. It is understood Irwin was killed around midday.

Irwin leaves his wife Terri and young children Bob and and Bindi.

The blonde star of Crocodile Hunter, who made khaki shorts and boots his uniform all year round, was an Australian icon.

But his reptile wrestling antics thrilled overseas audiences even more and he became a fixture on US television in the past decade.

The son of naturalists Bob and Lyn Irwin, Steve learned to live with dangerous reptiles from a young age at the family’s Queensland Reptile and Fauna Park.

He opened his own Australia Zoo in Queensland in 1991, leading him to record the hugely popular Crocodile Hunter the following year.

His catchcry of “Crikey!” brought the unfashionable Aussie phrase back into vogue.

Irwin’s work had a serious side. He was recently made the face of Australia’s quarantine laws and appeared in TV advertisements urging travellers not to endanger Australia’s unique flora and fauna by bringing in foreign specimens.

For all his love of animals, Irwin’s first duty was to his US-born wife, Terri Reines, who appeared by his side from the very first episode of the Crocodile Hunter. In 1998, their daughter Bindi Sue was born and drafted straight into the family business.

A son, Robert Clarence, was born in 2003 and Irwin made world headlines - and suffered a dent on his popularity - when he took the baby boy into a crocodile enclosure, leading critics to accuse him of neglect.

Our true blue aussie is dead. RIP Steve. We all miss watching your programs.

moonflower · 09-04-2006, 12:19 AM

damn man RIP steve you will be greatly misssed
sighs

SxyPorkie · 09-04-2006, 12:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Roadrunner

Oh man! This is unbelieveable...the man has endured countless of injuries, bites over the years...and still quite young too. Indeed he'll be greatly missed, especially whenever he says: 'Crikey' and will always be known as the guy who loved to hang around crocodiles. I've always enjoyed watching his shows....thanks for the great journeys and adventures you, Steve, took the world on.

Rest in peace, Steve Irwin.

Thread will be 'sticky' for the time being--

Hey RR.. {Mod Edit: partial comment removed}..... I will miss Steve Irwin... i always watch him on Animal Planet...

moonflower · 09-04-2006, 12:21 AM

repost

guido post about steve

but RIP steve smile

**Koala** · 09-04-2006, 12:22 AM

Oh u beat me to it! I have just post in the entertainment section.

Reiko · 09-04-2006, 12:24 AM

This is sad sad news

DeafMonkey · 09-04-2006, 12:27 AM

OH yeah one of my friend gave me the links and I was who is Steve Irwin ? till I clicked on the link and I bit screamed OH WHAT!!! then I covered my mouth cause someone just moved new home downstair oops lol but sad to see him dead caught from stintray

but he is famous and nuts cause he get alots of hurt himself from the risk wow he is so BRAVE!!!!

Rest in Peace Steve Irwin

DeafMonkey · 09-04-2006, 12:28 AM

yah moonflower

Gudio already posted so mods can move this to Guido's thread

Roadrunner · 09-04-2006, 12:34 AM

Mod Note:

Two separate threads were created about this fatal incident, threads were merged--

~RR

Ocie Denver · 09-04-2006, 12:41 AM

Noooooo! I cant believe what news said about Steve Irwin!

*cry*

He is one of my favorites. I watch his shows on wild animals. He did good job on protecting aussie animals. I dont know what happens to Robert grow up without his father...

***VamPyroX*** · 09-04-2006, 12:59 AM

Whoa... this is shocking!

R.I.P.

**Kalista** · 09-04-2006, 01:06 AM

oh my gosh, unbelievable, he is gone !! He is very fond of Crocodile.

His wife, Terry and Steve build a huge beautiful Zoo in Aussie. This man inspired many people and was one of the most couragous people in this world !

My husband's favorite show on that TV. He always wanted to meet Steve Irwin.

Jellybean · 09-04-2006, 01:14 AM

CNN and BBC are reporting that the Crocodile Hunter is dead. A barb from a sting ray got him.

That's so sad.

MilitaryGirl83 · 09-04-2006, 01:16 AM

Steve aka that hunter died.. wtf what happened?????

Peachy Lady · 09-04-2006, 01:18 AM

I feel bad for his wife and children. Steve had taught us tv viewers a lot about animals and often times I couldn't believe how dangerously he had handled the animals. I enjoyed watching his shows. He was so young to have died.

Jellybean · 09-04-2006, 01:18 AM

I just saw that too! I posted it in the chat section by accident. That is soooo sad. The guy was a nut to do all of the crazy stunts he did, but he loved animals and life so much, and that is so positive.

DeafMonkey · 09-04-2006, 01:18 AM

repost repost repost repost repost already in Gudio's thread

Jellybean · 09-04-2006, 01:20 AM

I just noticed that it was a repost. Sorry about that! It's 2:20 am here and I must be tired because I went to post it in the wrong place.

Time for me to go nighty nights.

MilitaryGirl83 · 09-04-2006, 01:26 AM

It is now a shock to me and I can't believe it.. I will miss him greatly because I always see him on Animal Planet.

Boult · 09-04-2006, 01:31 AM

whoa.. his time has come to end..he sure challenged many wild predators and survived up till to this one!

RIP!

Seattle.guy · 09-04-2006, 01:31 AM

Yeah, I heard about him on TV news a hour ago. I was so shocked! He died so young. I miss him!

LovelyBlkGal · 09-04-2006, 01:38 AM

wow! i was shocked abt his's death i didn't know who this person till i saw the pix ahh i seen him on tv few time.. it's sad news

**Liebling:-)))** · 09-04-2006, 01:47 AM

I was very very shock after learn this sad news from here... I cannnnooootttt beleive it.... We are the fan of Steve Irwin. We watched his show every Sunday afternoon. My boys´s dream wish to meet him and visit his Zoo one day. We often talk about go to Queenland one day but we told our sons to finish their education first and get jobs then... We enjoy to learn about Steve´s history how he was raised to learn about crocidiole. Their parents are crocs. farmer... He had been experienced to deal with dangerous animals and had been accidents many times until Stingray.....

I informed Alan, my younger son straight way after read this thread here. (Danny is still sleeping). Alan took this sad news very bad. He is very upset. (Alan has to get up early for go to week camping). I don´t know what Danny react when he wake up.

I´m total surprised about Stingrays attack because they normally doesn´t attack humans. I has the feeling that it could be accident when he was being stung by Stingray´s tail. I thought so after check with google about Stingrays.

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Death
See Wikinews article:
Crocodile Hunter's Steve Irwin dies at 44On 4 September 2006, shortly after 11:00 a.m. local time (01:00 UTC), Irwin was killed in a marine accident while filming an underwater documentary in the Great Barrier Reef off the Low Isles near Port Douglas, north of Cairns, Queensland, Australia. News reports say he was stung either through his heart[5] or through the left side of his chest[6] by a stingray, causing a fatal wound. After he was stung, his crew called for medical help. The Queensland Rescue Helicoper responded. [1] However, Irwin was immediately pronounced dead at the scene.[7] The Queensland Police Service notified his family and released a statement for the media concerning the event. In a statement released to Australian media, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer expressed his sorrow and said that he was fond of Irwin and was very appreciative of all the work he had done in promoting Australia overseas.[8]

Steve Irwin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I can´t beleive it...

R.I.P Steve Erwin.

Boult · 09-04-2006, 01:52 AM

now a Breaking News on CNN.com

hohDougRN · 09-04-2006, 01:59 AM

I just can't believe this! This is my first time hearing this......my jaw is still dropped. Im now soo sad......

javapride · 09-04-2006, 02:11 AM

hey my partner and i just got on this and we saw that the first thing and was like OMG! this is Stunning am very sorry to hear of his untimely death, he will be sorely missed!

RIP Steve Irwin!

CutePommie · 09-04-2006, 02:21 AM

Oh very shocking to hear he had died sigh ! i love watch all his programmes he was so wonderful man who does to love all the animals doesn't matter it wild or tame . ... my thought goes to his wife and children. R.I.P Steve Urwin..

09-04-2006, 12:18 AM	#3 (permalink)
Roadrunner Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: NY Posts: 7,089	Oh man! This is unbelieveable...the man has endured countless of injuries, bites over the years...and still quite young too. Indeed he'll be greatly missed, especially whenever he says: 'Crikey' and will always be known as the guy who loved to hang around crocodiles. I've always enjoyed watching his shows....thanks for the great journeys and adventures you, Steve, took the world on. Rest in peace, Steve Irwin. Thread will be 'sticky' for the time being-- __________________ "Nothing is ever lost by courtesy. It is the cheapest of pleasures, costs nothing, and conveys much." - Erastus Wiman

09-04-2006, 12:18 AM	#4 (permalink)
Koala Cuddly bear Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 4,749	Crocodile Hunter killed Stingray kills Steve Irwin \| The Daily Telegraph Crocodile Hunter killed By Luke McIlveen September 04, 2006 12:00 Article from: The Daily Telegraph CROCODILE Hunter Steve Irwin has died after a stringray barb caught him in the chest. The 44-year-old international TV star was swimming off the Low Isles at Port Douglas filming an underwater documentary when the incident happened. Ambulance officers confirmed they attended a reef fatality this morning at Batt Reef off Port Douglas. It is understood Irwin was killed around midday. Irwin leaves his wife Terri and young children Bob and and Bindi. The blonde star of Crocodile Hunter, who made khaki shorts and boots his uniform all year round, was an Australian icon. But his reptile wrestling antics thrilled overseas audiences even more and he became a fixture on US television in the past decade. The son of naturalists Bob and Lyn Irwin, Steve learned to live with dangerous reptiles from a young age at the family’s Queensland Reptile and Fauna Park. He opened his own Australia Zoo in Queensland in 1991, leading him to record the hugely popular Crocodile Hunter the following year. His catchcry of “Crikey!” brought the unfashionable Aussie phrase back into vogue. Irwin’s work had a serious side. He was recently made the face of Australia’s quarantine laws and appeared in TV advertisements urging travellers not to endanger Australia’s unique flora and fauna by bringing in foreign specimens. For all his love of animals, Irwin’s first duty was to his US-born wife, Terri Reines, who appeared by his side from the very first episode of the Crocodile Hunter. In 1998, their daughter Bindi Sue was born and drafted straight into the family business. A son, Robert Clarence, was born in 2003 and Irwin made world headlines - and suffered a dent on his popularity - when he took the baby boy into a crocodile enclosure, leading critics to accuse him of neglect. Our true blue aussie is dead. RIP Steve. We all miss watching your programs.

09-04-2006, 12:24 AM	#9 (permalink)
Reiko Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 304	This is sad sad news __________________

09-04-2006, 12:34 AM	#12 (permalink)
Roadrunner Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: NY Posts: 7,089	Mod Note: Two separate threads were created about this fatal incident, threads were merged-- ~RR __________________ "Nothing is ever lost by courtesy. It is the cheapest of pleasures, costs nothing, and conveys much." - Erastus Wiman

09-04-2006, 12:41 AM	#13 (permalink)
Ocie Denver Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: USS Iowa - Akira class starship - Federation space Posts: 877	Noooooo! I cant believe what news said about Steve Irwin! cry He is one of my favorites. I watch his shows on wild animals. He did good job on protecting aussie animals. I dont know what happens to Robert grow up without his father... __________________

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09-04-2006, 12:19 AM	#5 (permalink)
moonflower Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Washtenaw County, Michigan Posts: 5,762	damn man RIP steve you will be greatly misssed sighs

09-04-2006, 12:21 AM	#7 (permalink)
moonflower Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Washtenaw County, Michigan Posts: 5,762	repost guido post about steve but RIP steve smile

09-04-2006, 12:22 AM	#8 (permalink)
Koala Cuddly bear Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 4,749	Oh u beat me to it! I have just post in the entertainment section.

09-04-2006, 12:27 AM	#10 (permalink)
DeafMonkey Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 9,567	OH yeah one of my friend gave me the links and I was who is Steve Irwin ? till I clicked on the link and I bit screamed OH WHAT!!! then I covered my mouth cause someone just moved new home downstair oops lol but sad to see him dead caught from stintray but he is famous and nuts cause he get alots of hurt himself from the risk wow he is so BRAVE!!!! Rest in Peace Steve Irwin

09-04-2006, 12:28 AM	#11 (permalink)
DeafMonkey Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 9,567	yah moonflower Gudio already posted so mods can move this to Guido's thread

09-04-2006, 12:59 AM	#14 (permalink)
*VamPyroX* bloody phreak from hell Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: 40.18, 58.41 Posts: 34,136	Whoa... this is shocking! R.I.P. __________________ Check out my city... C L I C K H E R E! (If you've already visited yesterday, visit again today!)

09-04-2006, 01:06 AM	#15 (permalink)
Kalista Premium Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 8,112	oh my gosh, unbelievable, he is gone !! He is very fond of Crocodile. His wife, Terry and Steve build a huge beautiful Zoo in Aussie. This man inspired many people and was one of the most couragous people in this world ! My husband's favorite show on that TV. He always wanted to meet Steve Irwin.

09-04-2006, 01:14 AM	#16 (permalink)
Jellybean Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Boston Posts: 450	Crocodile Hunter is dead. :( CNN and BBC are reporting that the Crocodile Hunter is dead. A barb from a sting ray got him. That's so sad.

09-04-2006, 01:16 AM	#17 (permalink)
MilitaryGirl83 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: My heart belongs to the beach~ Posts: 3,619	Steve aka that hunter died.. wtf what happened????? __________________ ~My veteran melts my heart~ <3 <3 <3

09-04-2006, 01:18 AM	#18 (permalink)
Peachy Lady Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 2,176	I feel bad for his wife and children. Steve had taught us tv viewers a lot about animals and often times I couldn't believe how dangerously he had handled the animals. I enjoyed watching his shows. He was so young to have died. __________________

09-04-2006, 01:18 AM	#19 (permalink)
Jellybean Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Boston Posts: 450	I just saw that too! I posted it in the chat section by accident. That is soooo sad. The guy was a nut to do all of the crazy stunts he did, but he loved animals and life so much, and that is so positive.

09-04-2006, 01:18 AM	#20 (permalink)
DeafMonkey Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 9,567	repost repost repost repost repost already in Gudio's thread

09-04-2006, 01:20 AM	#21 (permalink)
Jellybean Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Boston Posts: 450	I just noticed that it was a repost. Sorry about that! It's 2:20 am here and I must be tired because I went to post it in the wrong place. Time for me to go nighty nights.

09-04-2006, 01:26 AM	#22 (permalink)
MilitaryGirl83 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: My heart belongs to the beach~ Posts: 3,619	It is now a shock to me and I can't believe it.. I will miss him greatly because I always see him on Animal Planet. __________________ ~My veteran melts my heart~ <3 <3 <3

09-04-2006, 01:31 AM	#24 (permalink)
Seattle.guy Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: West Coast Posts: 1,367	Yeah, I heard about him on TV news a hour ago. I was so shocked! He died so young. I miss him!

09-04-2006, 01:38 AM	#25 (permalink)
LovelyBlkGal Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Somewhere in OHIO Posts: 4,429	wow! i was shocked abt his's death i didn't know who this person till i saw the pix ahh i seen him on tv few time.. it's sad news

09-04-2006, 01:59 AM	#28 (permalink)
hohDougRN Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: utah Posts: 3,257	*I just can't believe this! This is my first time hearing this......my jaw is still dropped. Im now soo sad......* __________________ *Doug*

09-04-2006, 02:11 AM	#29 (permalink)
javapride Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: hawaii Posts: 6,511	hey my partner and i just got on this and we saw that the first thing and was like OMG! this is Stunning am very sorry to hear of his untimely death, he will be sorely missed! RIP Steve Irwin!

09-04-2006, 02:21 AM	#30 (permalink)
CutePommie Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 870	Oh very shocking to hear he had died sigh ! i love watch all his programmes he was so wonderful man who does to love all the animals doesn't matter it wild or tame . ... my thought goes to his wife and children. R.I.P Steve Urwin..

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