Steve Irwin Died!How did he die?Tell us(with detail please)?

Question

I thought it was just because the sting ray impacted him.

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

On 4 September 2006, Irwin was fatally pierced in the heart by a stingray barb, while diving off Queensland's Great Barrier Reef. He had been filming a segment for his daughter Bindi Irwin's upcoming television series. Irwin was in the area filming his own documentary, to be called Ocean's Deadliest, but weather had stalled filming. Irwin decided to take the opportunity to film some shallow water shots for his daughter's program.[22] The BBC reported that this was only the second known fatality in Australian history from a stingray attack.[23] The Sydney Morning Herald lists it as the third known death; the other two deaths being in 1938 and 1945.[24]

Shortly after 11:00 a.m. local time (01:00 UTC), Irwin was filming off the shores of Low Isles, Queensland, near Port Douglas and north of Cairns (map of that area), where he was stung either through his heart [25] or through the left side of his chest[26] After he was stung, Emergency services were called from Cairns Rescue Base and met Croc One, Irwin’s rescue vessel at Low Isle on the Great Barrier Reef. The Croc One crew performed constant CPR during the thirty-minute dash to Low Isle [27]. The Queensland Rescue Helicopter responded, taking him to Cairns Base Hospital, [28] where Irwin was pronounced dead on arrival at noon. [29] He was not killed by the sting itself but from a puncture to the heart in turn causing cardiac arrest. The Queensland Police Service notified his family and released a statement for the media concerning his death.

Answer 3

Steve Irwin Death Details

Answer 4

He was doing a filming segment, trying too film tiger sharks for he's daughters new show called THE OCEANS DEADLIEST. Well when he was swimming, along with the camera man, he swam over a short tale sting ray, the string ray turned around, Stabbed him in the chest. Well the whole event was caught on camera, and they found that he actually took the barb out! So he didn't die instantly. They also found that he wasn't provoking the sting ray.

Answer 5

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

Answer 6

He was stung by a sting ray and suffered a heart seizure.
It is a real tragedy.

Answer 7

Death by stingray during a diving documentary filming in the Great Barrier Reef.

Answer 8

Was stung by a stingray whilst diving! The barb went straight to his heart!

Answer 9

i'm actual between the minority who isn't a huge fan of the Irwin prolonged kin. Bindi, which very cute in basic terms looks so contrived. i do no longer see a actual youngster's character at the back of all the scripted lines she provides. Admittedly to have the potential to try this at one in all those youthful age is a feate in itself and is completely commendable, it would be magnificent to purely see a sprint woman you realize. inspite of my own critiques on them as a kin unit, what Steve Irwin did for conservation (even nonetheless borderline risky and doubtlessly unfavorable it would desire to sometimes be) he introduced genuine understanding to the international at super as to the plight of diverse animals. He confirmed that they are all well worth saving and he did it in a fashion that appealed to adults and teenagers alike, which i might think of is a very complicated element of do. i think of Steve became Steve, regardless of if in front or at the back of the digicam I by no ability have been given the sensation he became exhibiting off. however i think of that extremely than a Steve Irwin day which you will possibly desire to communicate, an afternoon of contribution to the planet could be a extra helpful element. From the little i understand approximately him, he wasn't one for countless pointless pomp while it got here to him. He continuously looked as though it would supply the impact that he might placed up with it if it meant the animals have been given equivalent billing, as a result his message have been given by using. i think of perhaps an afternoon like the freshen up Australia marketing campaign could be a solid theory. we would all be doing some thing to strengthen our surroundings to inspire community vegetation and fauna, regardless of if or no longer they be reptile or in any different case. we could plant community timber in our yards and parks to inspire the community vegetation and fauna back. we could do the comparable in our parks and gardens. Water valuable aspects might desire to be further. interior the tip it would be some thing i think of Steve could be pleased with and so might we taken with having executed our little bit for mom Earth. of course there is often the choice to donate funds to the fund i'm specific they might have set up for this form of element. besides, that's in basic terms my address what a 'Steve Irwin' day might entail, extremely than purely an afternoon of unhappiness and misery, blended with some course :)

Answer 10

A stingray barb went through his chest...
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/09/04/australia.irwin/