2006-09-03 17:37:45 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in News & Events ➔ Current Events
i will never forget the image of steve irwin talking to the camera while sharks were in a feeding frenzy all around him while he stood in the water...the guy was a crazy kook but he was fascinating, funny and very entertaining...i kind of felt one day his luck would run out the way he took risks dealing with wildlife but i would never have guessed it would take a stingray to be the culprit....my condolences to his friends and family....he was one of a kind and his legacy will continue as his shows run on animal planet
2006-09-05 04:03:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Monday September 4, 02:28 PM
Steve Irwin killed 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 sting-ray 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.
2006-09-03 17:40:38 · answer #2 · answered by iluvafrica 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I was shocked when I turned on the TV this morning and heard this news. He wasn't even killed by a crocodile, they knew enough not to mess with him I guess. A stingray pierced his heart,and he died almost instantly.
Well, can't say I was "shocked", because what he did was a dangerous profession for obvious reasons, but it is still very sad. He had a great heart and personality. He loved his family, that's for sure. And he loved teaching people about animals and wildlife conversation.
RIP, Steve
2006-09-04 04:53:12 · answer #3 · answered by Left Footed 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin deadBy staff writers
September 04, 2006 02:14pm
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THE Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin, is dead.
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.
He was swimming off the Low Isles at Port Douglas filming an underwater documentary when the tragedy occured.
Ambulance officers confirmed they attended a reef fatality this morning at Batt Reef off Port Douglas.
Irwin's body is being flown to Cairns.
It is believed his American-born wife Terri is trekking on Cradle Mountain in Tasmania and is yet to be told of her husband's death.
Irwin - known worldwide as the Crocodile Hunter - is famous for his enthusiasm for wildlife and his catchcry "Crikey!".
The father of two's Crocodile Hunter program was first broadcast in 1992 and has been shown around the world on cable network Discovery.
He has also starred in movies and has developed the Australia Zoo wildlife park, north of Brisbane, which was started by his parents Bob and Lyn Irwin.
Tributes have already started pouring in for the larger-than-life character.
Foreign Minister Alexander Downer, who used a photograph of his family at Australia Zoo for his official Christmas card last year, hailed Mr Irwin for his work in promoting Australia.
Irwin was heavily involved in last year's "G'Day LA" campaign.
"The minister knew him, was fond of him and was very, very appreciative of all the work he'd done to promote Australia overseas," a spokesman said.
A Tourism Queensland spokeswoman said the death was shocking and paid tribute to Irwin's "enormous contribution" to his adopted state.
Louise Yates said it was impossible to quantify how much Mr Irwin had meant to the Queensland tourism industry.
"I don't think we could even estimate how much he brought us through his personality and his profile and his enthusiasm about Queensland," she said.
"It would be difficult to estimate how much he was worth. And it would be difficult to underestimate."
She said Irwin had been a larger-than-life ambassador.
"It's not just what he brought but what he took with him when he travelled, his passion."
Australia Zoo, on southeast Queensland's Sunshine Coast, employs more than 500 people and attracts thousands of visitors every day.
But Ms Yates said it would be "unfair and unjust" to put a dollar value on Irwin's worth to the state, because of how much he had given.
With The Courier Mail and AAP
2006-09-03 18:15:51 · answer #4 · answered by skpampi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'll be damned. A sting ray?! I've always thought that it would be a croc.
I really liked the guy.
My deepest sympathies to his wife and children, family and friends.
2006-09-03 17:44:22 · answer #5 · answered by Firefly 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes I think it's true - my boyfriend just rang me and told me he heard it on the news. He was filming a doco up north and was barbed in the chest by a stingray or something...
2006-09-03 17:43:41 · answer #6 · answered by the_fatmanwalksalone 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes...he was stung by a sting ray barb through the heart...
I live in Cairns and it has been confirmed...his body is being flown back here....
2006-09-03 18:13:57 · answer #7 · answered by skattered0077 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes he was stung by a sting ray in cairns
2006-09-03 17:40:07 · answer #8 · answered by AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
CRIKEY yes its true
2006-09-03 17:56:26 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! ; ;
*covers his ears* "LA LA LA LA LA"
That's so sad. :(
2006-09-03 17:47:12 · answer #10 · answered by Adam W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋