Stingray kills 'Crocodile Hunter' Irwin

"He came on top of the stingray and the stingray's barb went up and into his chest and put a hole into his heart,"

thats sad and a freak accident no one could of seen it coming and whats the odds of a stingray hitting you in the heart? so sad rip

OH CRIKEY!!!!!!!!!!!

That sucks...I was reading that earlier..

May he rest in peace...

At least he died doing what he loved best.

ITS SAD AND ALL, BUT LETS BE FRANK! YOU KNOW HE WAS GOING TO DIE BY ANIMAL ATTACK

i just heard about it....that sucks i got to meet him when when i was over by E.S.P.N. studios when they were doing a commercial with him, was a really cool guy to talk to.

Edited: 9/4/2006 10:35:02 AM by crochface

YA THIS SUCKS=)

4 September 2006

"Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin Killed







Famed adventurer, environmentalist and TV personality Steve Irwin,known around the world as the "Crocodile Hunter," was killed Monday bya stingray during a diving expedition off the coast of Queensland,Australia; he was 44. According to initial reports, Irwin had beenfilming a documentary on the Great Barrier Reef, and was diving nearLow Isles Reef, about 1,260 miles north of Queensland capital Brisbane.Irwin was felled by a stingray barb through his chest, and his crewimmediately called authorities for medical treatment, but Irwin wasdead before an emergency helicopter arrived on the scene. The son ofnaturalists, Irwin spent his whole life around animals, and was raisedat the Queensland Reptile and Fauna Park. He quickly grew into ananimal expert, with a specialty in reptiles, and was catchingcrocodiles by the age of 9; later, he spearheaded Australia's crocodilerelocation program, capturing the animals from populated areas andeither returning them to their natural environment or raising them inthe Queensland Park. In 1991, Irwin took over the running of the park,which was renamed the Australian Zoo (and would become a major touristdestination), and a year later he married his wife Terri, with whom hewould have two children. The footage from their crocodile-trappinghoneymoon was later fashioned into the first episode of his TV series Crocodile Hunter,and Irwin was catapulted to instant worldwide fame, with hisenthusiastic nature, fearless animal acumen, and his trademark phrase,"Crikey!" Irwin turned his television success into a feature film,2002's The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course,and in addition to his reptile passions, was an avid promoter ofAustralian tourism, including the recent Australia-Los Angeles campaign"G'Day LA!" In 2004, Irwin suffered one of his few bouts of negativepublicity, when he fed a crocodile with one hand while holding hisinfant son with the other. Coming soon after the Michael Jackson "babydangling" incident, Irwin was roundly drubbed by press reports, thoughhe firmly insisted he was in control of the entire situation and hisson was never in danger. In recent years, Irwin campaigned againstwildlife hunts in Australia, specifically crocodile safaris. --Mark Englehart, IMDb staff

R.I.P Steve
It's always a tradegy when someone whos trying to do good so much good is tragically killed in a freak accident. I've been hit by a sting ray in the foot, and I can easily see how if someone was hit in the chest by a larger one it would kill them.

i read this earlier...ITS EVERYWHERE!! he was well known! RIP!

i read this earlier...ITS EVERYWHERE!! he was well known! RIP!

i read this earlier...ITS EVERYWHERE!! he was well known! RIP!