crocodile hunter steve irwin dies

crazy...definitely not expected...

HOLY ****TTTTT......i guess one good thing is that he died doing what he loved to do!

I just found out like 2 seconds ago from a friend who linked me the news...

that is so sad

His show back in the day was one of my favorites

Damn... even we here know his show in CZ

yeah i was very sad when i heard, i grew up watching this guy and watching people imitate him. sniff. he will be missed.

dude, i jus saw this on another forum. thought it was a joke!

...****.

man, that really sucks. i loved immitating his accent. and he has like a baby son too. i guess its bound to happen if you live your life as a "crocodile hunter."

friggin wierd... i had a kid in my philosophy class named steve irwin and i got excited when i read the title...

then i saw it was the crocodile hunter....and now i feel bad

i used to watch his show all the time... def. didn't expect that

This post has been edited by airfron: Sep 4, 2006 - 1:56 AM

Yeah he has a 2yr old baby son, and an 8yr old daughter as well

criky....

Man, I thought this was a joke at first.

Such a shame....the guy was a legend...RIP Stevo

RIP Steve!


This post has been edited by Borghe: Sep 4, 2006 - 7:10 AM

Yes, this has shocked the whole of Australia
He is an Australian icon as well as a Toyota icon.
He will be dearly missed....
RIP Steve Irwin

RIP Steve Irwin, your passion and love of all wildlife has affected alot of people.

Thoughts go to Terri and the kids.

I only liked one piece of work he did. Didnt care much for all his croc antics.

That one sportscenter commercial where he tackles and wrastles the florida gators mascot.

Man that was good television.

Sadd to hear..i couldnt stand his show but im sad to hear the news

Wow. This is sad. RIP "Crocodile Hunter"

yeah I couldn't believe it either.. but then saw it on News channel 14 :-( so sad...

hes 1 of 17 people EVER killed by a sting ray

OMg man are you serious? How did you find that out? YOu know to me its one of those ironic things... like a guy that goes through a tour in a war never gets touched or hurt ...comes home and gets in a car accident and dies you know ....its just crazy

it was on the news...they were talking about his death, and they were saying how "fluckey/rare" it is.

Yeah no kidding

"Humans are usually stung in the foot; it is also possible, although less likely, to be stung by brushing against the stinger. Contact with the stinger causes local trauma (from the cut itself), pain and swelling from the venom, and possible infection from parts of the stinger left in the wound. Injuries to humans include, but are not limited to: poisoning, punctures, severed arteries and possible death. Fatal stings, such as that which killed Australian naturalist and television personality Steve Irwin in 2006,[2] are extremely rare (as of 1996, worldwide known deaths from stingray barb injuries numbered 17),[3] but can occur if a stinger punctures the heart or chest, causing complications due to both the sting's location and the poison in the barbs. As of 2001 there has been only one person documented to have survived a stingray injury to the heart."
-wiki

Its rare because people dont get stabbed in the chest by the barbs, usually its in the feet or legs, because someone stepped on them and they defended themselves.
Basically if you are in stingray populated waters, walk in it if its shallow, if its deep swim. Or you might end up #19 on the death by stingray barb list.

I nearly cried when I heard the news, I grew up with this guy, and he has such a beautiful wife and three kids...and he was the director of the Australian Zoo...he did so much, it just seemed such a stupid way for him to go...

RIP, Steve Irwin, and many many regrets...prayers to your family.

when my friend told me he died, I pictured the crocodile dundee guy for some reason (use to do subaru commercials too) so when I realized who really died it really shocked me. So sad

(mzztoyota you meant to say many regards & not regrets, right?)

This is a very rare case. Since 1890 there has only been 17 deaths attributed to sting rays.

okay, I officially apologize for all my typos above (2 kids, not 3, etc.) I was rushed and I'm gonna say that I was so utterly distressed about the news that I wasn't typing correctly...

still sad, though...