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they just said that on the news that guy was awesome.

2006-09-03 17:59:04 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music Celebrities

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Bummer...I always thought that a crocodile would get him with him placing his head in their mouths everytime. Who would of ever thought that he would get done in by a stingray?

2006-09-03 18:03:26 · answer #1 · answered by lilhoney31320 4 · 0 0

BRISBANE, Australia - Steve Irwin, the Australian television personality and environmentalist known as the Crocodile Hunter, was killed Monday by a stingray barb during a diving expedition, Australian media reported. He was 44.

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The accident happened while Irwin was filming an underwater documentary on the Great Barrier Reef in northeastern Queensland state, Sydney's The Daily Telegraph newspaper reported on its Web site.

The paper and other Australian media reporting the death cited police or state government sources.

Telephone calls to Australia Zoo, Irwin's zoo in southern Queensland, were not immediately answered.

2006-09-03 18:12:09 · answer #2 · answered by isz_rossi 3 · 0 0

Hello Tim D !

Oh my goodness! You're right! I just looked it up on the 'net !!
I can't believe it !

I loved his show.. You know, I always thought if he meets his demise, it would be from one of those huge crocodiles he's always handling.. You never know.. It makes me sad to hear it, doesn't he have a little girl ?

I wonder if The Discovery Channel will renew the contract with Steve Irwin's wife..

My heart goes out to his family..

Love, light, and peace
tishy

2006-09-03 18:11:02 · answer #3 · answered by bubletish 3 · 1 0

Interesting guy. Hard to believe he's gone, but then again, considering he pursued dangerous animals for a living it shouldn't be too surprising that something like this could happen. All it takes is one little mistake, but that's what made him so special since he was willing to take those risks to show people what these animals were like.

2006-09-03 18:14:31 · answer #4 · answered by anonfuture 6 · 1 0

WOW!!! Im Sooooooo sad now!!! I loved thatcrazy nutter!!! I mean I guess that when you play with fire your bound to get burned but GEEEZZZZ youd of thought that he wuld have had better paramedics on scene to treat his wound......RIP Steve you WILL BE MISSED!!! = * (

okay so I just read that wht wound was to his heart which explains the not being able to save him.....so sad am I

2006-09-03 18:11:02 · answer #5 · answered by *♥* ♥* FaeGoddess*♥*♥* 6 · 0 0

Wow, that is horrible. I use to live for that man's show. As far as I'm concerned he is the reason so many wildlife shows are so popular. At least he died doing what he loved to do.

His official site isn't loading because of all the traffic, but wikipedia.com has updated their site already. Here it is:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Irwin

2006-09-03 18:09:50 · answer #6 · answered by Paley Pale 5 · 1 0

SYDNEY (AFP) - World-renowned Australian "crocodile hunter" and television environmentalist Steve Irwin has been killed by a stingray on the famed Great Barrier Reef, police said.

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The iconic Irwin, 44, known for his enthusiastic handling of even the deadliest of wildlife, was killed when a stingray barb punctured his chest during the filming of an underwater documentary off the coast of the northeastern Australian state of Queensland.

"It is believed that Mr Irwin collapsed after being stung by a stingray at Batt Reef off Port Douglas at about 11:00 am (0100 GMT). He had been filming a documentary," a statement from the Queensland Police Service said.

"After being stung by a stingray, his crew called for medical treatment and the Queensland medical helicopter responded, however Mr Irwin had died," the statement added.

Stingrays have several sharp and highly toxic barbs on their tails that they use to defend themselves when they feel threatened.

"(They) are also like a bayonet, like a bayonet on a rifle," Australian wildlife filmmaker David Ireland said. "If it hits any vital organs it's as deadly as a bayonet."

Ambulance service officials said Irwin had suffered a puncture wound to the left side of his chest and he was immediately pronounced dead.

Police said the larger-than-life Irwin's family had been informed of his death. Irwin was married to US-born Terri Irwin and the couple had two children aged eight and three. Irwin's widow was informed of his death while hiking in Tasmania, police said.

The garrulous animal-lover's rallying cry of "crikey" when faced with a crocodile, snake or ferocious-looking spider, made him an Australian icon across the world.

His "Crocodile Hunter" show, in which the tousle-haired adventurer appeared in his trademark khaki shorts and shirt, was first broadcast in 1992 and has been shown around the world on the Discovery cable network ever since.

His outspoken persona became so popular that he won a cameo role in a Hollywood movie, "Dr Dolittle 2," starring US comic actor Eddie Murphy.

Irwin, who was born in the southern Australian city of Melbourne, was raised in Queensland by parents who owned small reptile park that he would eventually take over.

The young Irwin became a crocodile trapper, ridding residential areas of their reptilian threats for a fee.

Irwin's fearless approach to the animal kingdom however provoked international outrage when he involved his infant son in one of his death-defying antics.

In early 2004, he fed a four-metre (13-foot) crocodile with one hand while clutching his baby son Bob in the other during a show at his Australia Zoo reptile park on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland state.

But Irwin was unrepentant when confronted about the incident in an interview. "What I would do differently is I would make sure there were no cameras around," he said.

"I will continue to educate my children and the children of the world so they don't go into the water with crocs."

Australia immediately mourned the loss of one of its best-known sons, with shocked radio listeners and television viewers calling in to express their grief and disbelief.

Foreign Minister Alexander Downer, who used a photograph of his family at Irwin's zoo on his official Christmas card last year, praised Irwin, who has appeared in public service announcements and worldwide events aimed at promoting Australian tourism.

"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.

And Queensland's Tourism Minister Margaret Keech summed up Australia's reaction to Irwin's sudden death.

"He's done so much for Australia and he'll be missed by the entire world," she told Sky television.

2006-09-03 21:56:13 · answer #7 · answered by Dea&Bubbles 3 · 0 0

UNREAL what a freek accident (a stingray barb through the heart) I swim with rays all the time they're gentle. After all the truly dangerous animals he handled ... What A PITY

2006-09-03 18:09:57 · answer #8 · answered by Samantha P 2 · 1 0

Just found out from you. He added color to the world and brought new creatures into our living rooms.
Does sound like an end he would have chosen.

2006-09-03 18:11:09 · answer #9 · answered by robyn o 3 · 1 0

oh my goodnes. I'm FLOORED. I kinda thought this was a joke until I saw the links. That is awful! and CRAZY! I got up to tell my boyfriend and he's like "crocodile hunter" and im like YES! how crazy!!! and sad. Prayers to his family and friends... but im still in shock.

2006-09-03 18:54:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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