Entertainment The Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin Dies in Freak Stingray Attack

[The Helper]

A DOCTOR and witnesses have told of the desperate efforts to save Australian icon Steve Irwin after the Crocodile Hunter was struck in the chest by a stingray barb today.

Irwin, 44, died this morning after being fatally injured while filming a nature documentary off Queensland.

The news has shocked the nation and prompted a rush of tributes from politicians and the public alike.

Irwin's wife Terri was in Tasmania at the time of the tragedy and had to be contacted by police with the terrible news.

The couple's daughter Bindi, 8, was with her father in north Queensland, Irwin's manager John Stainton said from Cairns.

Choking back tears, Mr Stainton said Irwin had gone “over the top of a stingray and a stingray's barb went up and went into his chest and put a hole into his heart”.

"He possibly died instantly when the barb hit him, and I don't think that he ... felt any pain.”

Steve Irwin: The Devastating Death of ‘The Crocodile Hunter’

After chasing deadly animals around the globe, it was a freak accident with the normally calm stingray that ultimately took the life of the Australian animal advocate in 2006.

www.biography.com

 

[NiKaNoRoU_GR]

Oh, my...too bad,

 

[monoVertex]

............ these are really bad news... when i was younger, I loved his shows... saw every single one......

 

[Jindo]

............ these are really bad news... when i was younger, I loved his shows... saw every single one......

I really miss him already x(.

Never really watched his shows, but I remember who and how he was.. can't believe that in the end, all that killed him was a stupid sting ray .

~Jindo

 

[Whitesock]

I really miss him already x(.

Never really watched his shows, but I remember who and how he was.. can't believe that in the end, all that killed him was a stupid sting ray .

~Jindo

http://www.comcast.net/providers/fan/popup.html?v=107323539&pl=106407557.xml&config=/config/common/fan/comcast.xml

That link should land you in a video about it. I watched almost all his shows when I was younger.

EDIT: I heard that the poison from the barb landed in his heart and killed him.

 

[MeRcChRiS]

God damnit that show kicked all those wannabe shows out thier, I hope they still play the shows

 

[XXXconanXXX]

I know that's sooo sad, he was so awesome. I love his shows...poor guy.

 

[MeRcChRiS]

Can i have a sig saying "R.I.P Steve Irwin. Septemeber 4, 2006." please. And why did it have to be a stupid sting ray, im gonna get 1 thousand fisherman and kill all of them.

 

[Whitesock]

I can do the avatar.

 

[ReVolver]

I was informed this morning when I was fishing by some other fishermen. Man Im goin to miss him. <3

 

[MasterOfABCs]

Wow, what a shame.

I feel all Irwinless on the inside.

 

[Whitesock]

We should all use this avatar for at least a little while.

 

[sqrage]

damn, he kicked ass

 

[<battle.net>]

that sucks, he was my childhood hero

 

[Myzteryz]

I found out about his death while I was playing WoW. The Global LookingForGroup channel has finally stopped but god, everyone was talking about him. Positively and Negatively =S

 

[MasterOfABCs]

My custom title along with the Avatar is...

Creepily ironic.

Should I change it?

 

[Whitesock]

Change it to something like Darn Stingrays.

NOTE: I don't like to curse as you can see.

 

[Amfidamant]

"There are bad people everywhere, while good people are needed in heaven too" - Said one old lady on my father's funeral.

I can say the same about Stewe Irwin - from what I saw on Television, He must have been a great father and husband. Optimistic, Fearless, Speaing with his Exited voice, it has been not only Australian Icon, but somewhat related to superman. I saw this yesterday, just after these news were posted. My first thought was "How can it be? Steve Irwin is immortal, he couldn't die". Yet, he died, and I know atleast some of the pain his wife and children feel now.
Stewe Irwin will not be forgotten. He was a hero, and he will always be. We will remember him just like he was on the shows, not as an old man.

Rest in Peace, Stewe Irwin.

 

[MrApples]

On a side note some idiot made a flash game titled Terri Irwin's Revenge.

 

[Jo.O]

I heard it in school today

Man, I love his shows...