how did he die!
2006-09-04 22:08:37 · 46 answers · asked by muffin 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Television
Shortly after 11:00am local time on 4 September 2006, Irwin was fatally pierced in the chest by a stingray while diving in Queensland's Batt Reef, which is part of the Great Barrier Reef. The events were caught on camera and the footage is now in the possession of Queensland Police. Irwin was in the area filming his own documentary, to be called The Ocean's Deadliest, but weather had stalled filming. Irwin decided to take the opportunity to film some shallow water shots for a segment in the television program his daughter Bindi was hosting.
After reviewing the footage of the incident and speaking to the cameraman who recorded it, marine documentary filmmaker and fisherman Ben Cropp speculated that the stingray "felt threatened because Steve was alongside and there was the cameraman ahead..."In such a case, the stingray responds to "danger from above" by automatically flexing the serrated barb on its tail (which can measure up to a maximum of 25cm or 10 inches in length) in an upward motion. In this case, the motion struck Irwin's chest and pierced his heart. Crewmembers aboard his boat called emergency services in the nearest city of Cairns and administered CPR as they rushed the boat to nearby Low Isle to meet a rescue helicopter. Medical staff pronounced Irwin dead when they arrived a short time later.
The Queensland Police Service notified his family and released a statement for the media concerning his death. News of his death prompted a public outpouring expressing shock and loss. Several Australian news websites went down because of high web traffic and talk-back radio experienced a high volume of callers expressing their grief,commemorating his passion and exuberance. Prime Minister John Howard, among many other politicians, expressed his "shock and distress" at the death, saying that "Australia has lost a wonderful and colourful son.”Irwin's body was flown to a morgue in Cairns, where stunned family and friends were gathering on Monday night. His wife Terri was informed of her husband's death while on a walking tour in the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park in Tasmania, and returned to the Sunshine Coast with their two children
2006-09-05 08:12:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Crocodile Hunter
Killed By A Sting Ray While Filming A New Documentary On Sunday
2006-09-04 22:14:18 · answer #2 · answered by Singapore_Lady 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is true. He was stung by a stingray, the barb pierced his heart.
CAIRNS, Australia (Sept. 5) -- Steve Irwin was videotaped pulling a poisonous stingray barb from his chest in his last moments of life, officials said Tuesday, as tributes poured in for TV's "Crocodile Hunter."
2006-09-04 22:21:27 · answer #3 · answered by Kami 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it's true unfortunately. He was stabbed in the heart by a stingray while filming a documentary in the barrier reef. His last wishes are that his death will be broadcast and his family have given the go ahead. R.I.P Steve Irwin Croc man. x
2006-09-04 22:12:39 · answer #4 · answered by stormy_sinderella 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was stung by a stingray while filming a new episode of his show. The barb apparently pierece his heart. I have been stung by a sting ray before, the pain is unbelievable. However it was the physical puncture into his heart that actually killed him. I truly hope he did not suffer for long, or at all.
2006-09-04 22:12:31 · answer #5 · answered by thebushman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes! His departure to the 'Other Side' was indeed sad, but inevitable, (RIP) He died under tragic circumstances whilst filming a documentary on Wild Life in the Barrier Reef. We don't need to go not details. 'Let Sleeping Dogs Lie'
2006-09-05 00:39:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, it's true...if you have access to the internet you already know all the details. he was struck under the ribcage inthe heart by the barb of a sting ray. people are said to rarely die from this unless struck in the heart or something freaky like that.
2006-09-04 22:17:28 · answer #7 · answered by uclmr@sbcglobal.net 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
very true he was stung with a stingrays barb, while he was shooting a new doco and it went through his heart, they had it all filmed as well,you see steve pull out the barb and then he starts floating , he died almost immediately, very sad. his son is 3yrs old, not five as someone has written above.
2006-09-04 22:11:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, and the titanic has sunk, shergar is dead and the atom has been split. Welcome back to the planet...did you have a nice trip. Not all bad news though because it has been caught on tape and once the police release the footage it will surely become one of the greatest ever wildlife programmes!
2006-09-04 22:15:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
lol. Who drew the frown on your face? These avatars are getting funnier and funnier. Yes he is dead and some freak accident with a stingray.
2006-09-04 22:15:49 · answer #10 · answered by ♥c0c0puffz♥ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋