TLontheDL Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 May he rest in peace BRISBANE, Australia - Steve Irwin, the hugely popular Australian television personality and environmentalist known as the "Crocodile Hunter," was killed Monday by a stingray during a diving expedition. He was 44. ADVERTISEMENT Irwin was filming an underwater documentary on the Great Barrier Reef in northeastern Queensland state when he was stung, Sydney's The Daily Telegraph newspaper reported on its Web site. He collapsed at Batt Reef, near Low Isle and the resort town of Port Douglas, Queensland state police said in a statement. Port Douglas is about 1,260 miles north of Brisbane, the state capital. A rescue helicopter rushed to the scene but Irwin had died, the statement said. Queensland ambulance service spokesman Bob Hamil confirmed that a diver had been killed by a stingray off Lowe Isles Reef and said cause of death appeared to be a "stingray strike to the chest." Irwin was famous for his enthusiasm for wildlife and his catchword "Crikey!" in his television program "Crocodile Hunter," which was first broadcast in Australia in 1992 and has aired around the world on the Discovery channel. He rode his image into a feature film, and developed the Australia Zoo as a tourist attraction. Irwin had received some negative publicity in recent years. In January 2004, he stunned onlookers at the Australia Zoo reptile park by carrying his month-old son into a crocodile pen during a wildlife show. He tucked the infant under one arm while tossing the 13-foot reptile a piece of meat with the other. Authorities declined to charge Irwin for violating safety regulations. Later that year, he was accused of getting too close to penguins, a seal and humpback whales in Antarctica while making a documentary. Irwin denied any wrongdoing, and an Australian Environment Department investigation recommended no action be taken. Irwin was also seen as a vocal critic of wildlife hunts in Australia. The federal government recently dropped plans to allow crocodile safaris for wealthy tourists in the Northern Territory following his vehement objections. Irwin told the Australian television program "A Current Affair" that "killing one of our beautiful animals in the name of trophy hunting will have a very negative impact on tourism, which scares the living daylights out of me." He is survived by his American wife Terri, from Eugene, Ore., and their daughter Bindi Sue, 8, and son Bob, who will turn 3 in December. Foreign Minister Alexander Downer, who used a photograph of his family at Australia Zoo for his official Christmas card last year, hailed Irwin for his work in promoting Australia through projects such as "G'Day LA," an Australian tourism and trade promotion week in Los Angeles in January. "The minister knew him, was fond of him and was very, very appreciative of all the work he'd done to promote Australia overseas," Downer's spokesman Tony Parkinson said. Stingrays have flat bodies and tails with serrated spines, which contain venom and can cause cuts and puncture wounds. The creatures are not aggressive and injury usually occurs when a swimmer or diver accidentally steps on one. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060904/ap_on_en_tv/obit_irwin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EH6TunerDaniel Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 Damn that sucks, I liked the crocodile hunter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
90IntegraC1 Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 i just saw that on the news, im actually bummed cause i liked him... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sohcVTEC-E Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 God damn... no way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackdelsol Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 he got pwnt. oh snap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airjordan223 Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 yeah i saw that yesterday....so sad, he was the man. straight up the man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alias Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 i tried looking around to find an article online about it, but i couldn't. anyone else find one? i just can't believe it...he was awesome. i used to watch the crocodile hunter all the time nevermind...here's a link for the non-believers-->http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/ it's on the front page for today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airjordan223 Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 well theres an article at the top of the post. just got to cnn.com its the first thing that shows up. yahoo.com also has one on the front page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chubs Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 Damn.. I really liked him, and his catch phrase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrorocketeer Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 That sucks and all, but really..... who didn't see that comming? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alias Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 That sucks and all, but really..... who didn't see that comming? +1...everytime i watched that show, he said something like, "wow, that's a huge croc, and i'm gonna stick my face right next to his just for a size comparison." something like that...but you're right with that one, pyro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airjordan223 Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 "He came up on top of the stingray and the stingray's barb went up and into his chest and put a hole in his heart," John Stainton, Irwin's longtime director and producer, told reporters in Australia. Irwin was filming a new TV special at the time of the accident. It's title: Ocean's Deadliest. ouch. i guess the title was fitting Factoids: He and his father have caught every crocodile in the Australia Zoo with their bare hands even chuck norris couldnt do that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLontheDL Posted September 4, 2006 Author Share Posted September 4, 2006 just for old times sake: "DANJA! DANJA!" "Cry-ky!" "You all'roite..you all'roite" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airjordan223 Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 since they were filming for that video, i wonder if the tape of him getting hit will ever be released. im curious about it, but at the same time, it doesnt feel right to release it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sup Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 I doubt they'll ever release the video of the stingray getting him. Damn, I feel bad for his kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
90IntegraC1 Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 nothing is sacred anymore, his death tape will be released, just give it a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddySol Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 nothing is sacred anymore, his death tape will be released, just give it a while. it'll show up on youtube...everything always does. anyhow, i would have always thought a croc would do him in... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airjordan223 Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 it'll show up on youtube...everything always does. anyhow, i would have always thought a croc would do him in... no way man, he HUNTED the crocs not the other way around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddy Cole Posted September 5, 2006 Share Posted September 5, 2006 yea, i figured he would get eatin by a croc or bittin by a snake, not a dman stingray!!! that totally sucks. he will be missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIR_VTEC Posted September 5, 2006 Share Posted September 5, 2006 Yea when i first heard this, I was like WTF the croc hunter got dominated by a friggin Stingray, thats like a friggin bear getting owned by a freakin raccoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddy Cole Posted September 5, 2006 Share Posted September 5, 2006 for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmythewop89 Posted September 5, 2006 Share Posted September 5, 2006 its such a shame he was a good dude. i was hoping on meeting him next year, australia trip and stopping at the australia zoo... really stinks for family and friends too. jeese atleast he could of died from a croc or snake or something, not a lousy stingray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VR17 Posted September 5, 2006 Share Posted September 5, 2006 i was playing starcraft, and blizzard updated the news about him.. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick B. Posted September 5, 2006 Share Posted September 5, 2006 he was an awesome guy. rip steve. i remember watching him growing up. tis a shame to die by a stingray barb through the heart. did any of you guys watch the tribute to him last night? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sup Posted September 5, 2006 Share Posted September 5, 2006 If he was stung anywhere else besides his heart, he would still be alive today. There was like a 1 in 4 million chance of him getting stung there, really sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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