Steve Irwin aka Crocodile Hunter Killed
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What a guy he was, the world won't be the same with out him ... RIP Steve Irwin
My thoughts and pray's go with his wife and kids.
My thoughts and pray's go with his wife and kids.
I was very sad when I heard this last night, At first my brother and I used to joke about him getting "it" from one of the many dangerous creatures he would "work" with, but after a while we began rooting for him. I became a very big fan of his, and the enthusiasm he would project through the screen was contagious. In my eyes he was one of the guys that started it all, the special they had on him and his family seemed to show that he was a man that truly cared for others as I felt it to be very touching. I realize that he might not have been curing cancer or ending the war but what the man did for people's opinions on animals and nature was inspiring in my eyes. The memories I have of this funny,crazy guy that loved his job more than anyone else I'd ever seen will always remain a part of my growing up, the joy he had in his eyes when doing what I thought was insane was great to watch, So Steve Irwin I would like to thank you for the hours of entertainment I got from watching you on tv and the way you opened my eyes to "value" all creatures dangerous or not, Today it seems like an Invincible Super-hero for animals Lovers around the world is gone. 
i honestly cant believe it. i grew up watching this guy when he first came on. his enthusiasm was unbelievable, and he did a lot to enspire me, and furthered my love of reptiles. it is a sad day for me, but i can only imagine how sad it will be for the people he worked with and his family and friends. im kind of speechless to be honest i dont know what else to say. sad day. rest in peace steve.
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RIP Crocodile Hunter. He was always playing with death whenever he
does his shows.. i guess the odds caught up with him. Its a tragic death.
He looks like a good man.
does his shows.. i guess the odds caught up with him. Its a tragic death.
He looks like a good man.
Death
Example of a serrated stingray barb of the type that penetrated Steve Irwin's chest
Shortly after 11:00am local time on 4 September 2006, Irwin was fatally pierced in the chest by a stingray barb 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.[25] 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,[26] when, according to his friend and colleague John Stainton, he swam too close to one of the animals, which have a venomous barb on their tails. "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," said Stainton, who was on board Irwin's boat at the time.
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..."[25] In such a case, the animal responds by automatically flexing the serrated barb on its tail, which is up to 25 centimeters (roughly 10 inches) in length. In this case, the motion struck Irwin's chest and pierced his heart.[25] 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. Autopsy identified that the stingray had badly damaged both the left atrium of the heart and the left ventricle which caused a lot of stress for the heart and caused him to go into cardiac arrest. [27]
The Queensland Police Service notified his family and released a statement for the media concerning his death.[28] News of his death prompted a public outpouring expressing shock and loss. Several Australian news websites went down because of high web traffic[29] and talk-back radio experienced a high volume of callers expressing their grief,[30] 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."[31] Irwin's body was flown to a morgue in Cairns[32], 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 via private plane from Devonport to the Sunshine Coast with their two children.[25]
Terri finally knows. How hard that must have been to hear.
Example of a serrated stingray barb of the type that penetrated Steve Irwin's chest
Shortly after 11:00am local time on 4 September 2006, Irwin was fatally pierced in the chest by a stingray barb 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.[25] 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,[26] when, according to his friend and colleague John Stainton, he swam too close to one of the animals, which have a venomous barb on their tails. "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," said Stainton, who was on board Irwin's boat at the time.
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..."[25] In such a case, the animal responds by automatically flexing the serrated barb on its tail, which is up to 25 centimeters (roughly 10 inches) in length. In this case, the motion struck Irwin's chest and pierced his heart.[25] 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. Autopsy identified that the stingray had badly damaged both the left atrium of the heart and the left ventricle which caused a lot of stress for the heart and caused him to go into cardiac arrest. [27]
The Queensland Police Service notified his family and released a statement for the media concerning his death.[28] News of his death prompted a public outpouring expressing shock and loss. Several Australian news websites went down because of high web traffic[29] and talk-back radio experienced a high volume of callers expressing their grief,[30] 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."[31] Irwin's body was flown to a morgue in Cairns[32], 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 via private plane from Devonport to the Sunshine Coast with their two children.[25]
Terri finally knows. How hard that must have been to hear.
According to the news he didn't even know the ray was there it was in the sand and when he stepped on it or near it is when it struck 
He will be missed by so many.
I told my son this morning about it and he was crushed!
RIP steve!
He will be missed by so many.
I told my son this morning about it and he was crushed!
RIP steve!
i was horrified, I breed reptiles as well as keep fish and I learned so much from his show, how to treat reptiles so they'll calm down, I learned so much, I cried as well
Oh man, it is just so hard to believe it happend. I feel so bad for his wife and kids. He is one of the people that got me into the feild of studying marine biology.
