2006-09-03 18:03:21 · 27 answers · asked by lefty 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Celebrities
yes...it is...
i live in Cairns, Far North Queensland, Australia and it is confirmed. His body is being flown back to Cairns as I type this. He was killed by a stingray barb to the heart. When I heard that is was a stingray I couldnt believe it as I have been stung by stingrays (two in two days at one point). Yes they hurt, but you dont die...unless you get one right to the heart. He died doing something that he loved.
My thoughts are with his wife and two beautiful children....
2006-09-03 18:10:05 · answer #1 · answered by skattered0077 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is sad but true.
Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin dead
September 04, 2006
THE Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin, is dead.
He was killed in a freak accident in Cairns, police sources said. It is understood he was killed by a sting-ray barb that went through his chest.
He was swimming off the Low Isles at Port Douglas filming an underwater documentary and that' is when it occured.
Mr Irwin's body was being flown to Cairns.
Ambulance officers confirmed they attended a reef fatality this morning at Batt Reef off Port Douglas.
It is believed Mr Irwin's American-born wife Terri is trekking on Cradle Mountain in Tasmania and has yet to be told of her husband's death.
Mr 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.
2006-09-04 01:05:19 · answer #2 · answered by deathdealer 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
SYDNEY, Australia (CNN) -- Steve Irwin, the Australian TV presenter known as the "Crocodile Hunter," has died after being stung in a marine accident off Australia's north coast.
Australian media reports say Irwin was diving in waters off Port Douglas, north of Cairns, when the incident happened around
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
Ambulance officers confirmed they attended a reef fatality Monday morning off Port Douglas, according to Australian media.
2006-09-04 01:04:25 · answer #3 · answered by GreyGoul 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not trying to be cold or anything, but it was a matter of time. That dude just kept tempting fate over and over again. You can only wrangle so many snakes, jump in front of so many crocodiles, and kiss so many cobras before one them ****** gets tired of it.
Steve Irwin, you were a crazy sumbitch, may you rest in peace.
2006-09-04 01:14:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 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.
2006-09-04 04:53:28 · answer #5 · answered by Dea&Bubbles 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I thought I heard Steve's parents sadly WERE killed in a car accident very recently
2006-09-04 01:04:48 · answer #6 · answered by starikotasukinomiko 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dammit...well Yahoo! News is now confirming this, so it must be true...son of a biitch.
2006-09-04 01:29:00 · answer #7 · answered by Redeemer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES, Its on thr BBC frontpage,I'm shocked and sad I loved his prog
2006-09-04 01:14:43 · answer #8 · answered by Croeso 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It sure seems that way. Check out the story on MSN http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14663786/
RIP
2006-09-04 01:07:41 · answer #9 · answered by RiverGirl 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is true
2006-09-04 01:06:10 · answer #10 · answered by Tsubasa Kurenai 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋