Thread: The "Crocodile Hunter" Died

Steve Irwin died of a sting ray barb to the chest. He will be sadly missed.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060904/..._tv/obit_irwin
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060904...e_060904125808

This is so sad My prayers and thoughts is with his family and friends. I just feel bad for those children he has. I am not sure on their age but that's got to be very ruff on them regardless of age. His wife was real loving wife I just feel so sad for her as well. I just hope Steve didn't suffer.

Wow.. how sad. He definately will be missed. His shows are so educational.

his kids are 8 and 3, and this is a serious blow, he was not only a great educator, but a great environmentalist and lover of animals...Reports that I've seen so far said he died instantly.. I am so sadden, my thoughts and prayers go out to his family, Terri Bindi and Bob, but also his most trusted friends, Wes Mannon and all his employees at Austrailia Zoo..he will be very sadly missed

I agree he seemed to be a very loving father and my prayers go out to him and his wife and family.

As I understand it his parents owned a zoo and he grewup handling animals.

I saw a few episodes he seemed to care very deeply for his wife and kids.

He was even right there in the delivery room with his wife was having his kids.

Death of 'Crocodile Hunter' caught on video

Associated Press
Sept. 5, 2006 07:10 AM


CAIRNS, Australia - Dramatic videotape of Steve Irwin's last moments shows him pulling a poisonous stingray barb from his chest, officials said Tuesday, as tributes poured in for the beloved naturalist.

As TV's "Crocodile Hunter," Irwin made a career out of getting dangerously close to deadly beasts. But police said there was nothing suspicious about his death and no evidence he provoked the animal.

Irwin, 44, was stabbed through the heart on Monday while snorkeling with a stingray during filming of a new TV program on Australia's Great Barrier Reef.

John Stainton, Irwin's manager who was among the crew on the reef, said the fatal blow was caught on videotape, and described viewing the footage as having the "terrible" experience of watching a friend die.

"It shows that Steve came over the top of the ray and the tail came up, and spiked him here (in the chest), and he pulled it out and the next minute he's gone," Stainton told reporters in the Queensland state city of Cairns, where Irwin's body was taken for an autopsy.

I find it ironic that out of all the animals he has ever handled/encountered it was a STING RAY that did him in. I am thankful he at least went out "with his boots on" doing what he did best. Thank GOD his daughter wasnt there tho, she must be heart broken, those two were best friends

The world has lost a wonderful human being who cared greatly for all life.... RIP, Steve.

Oops... duplicate post.