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Stingray to the chest. I doubt anyone thought he would die of old age.

It was bound to happen sooner or later. The stingray probably had enough of the word "crikey" and cut sick on old Steve.

I am not really greiving for the loss of Steve, more so for the loss of what he did as a profession and I find it really sad the he has just had 2 kids in the last couple of years and won't be there to witness them growing up. If I were him I would have taken it a lot slower in the last few years. But then again, he probably had his production company telling him to be his old self for the camera which is sad really.

Crikey!

Yeah, he'll be missed.

This was the first thing my wife told to me when I walked in the door.

Steve Irwin
1962-2006
"Here lies a man whom had telegenic thighs."

I think my eyes popped out when i read this on my usual news-site crawl... sure it was inevitible, but it seems like such a shame that he was killed by a stingray of all things.

[ September 04, 2006, 09:17: Message edited by: Celesialraven ]

Gee...this is the first I've heard about it...

I agree with the Celestialraven. Would have been better if he had died in a massive stuggle with a croc, not just a quick sting to the chest.

Sad he died.... yes. Surprised.... no. He lived his life to annoy animals. Expected this from a croc, heh.

It's sad and probably the way he would like to have gone (apart from the pain), he'll be missed. I hope that conservationally and environmentally there is somebody to take his place. Like him or not he did a lot of good for the conservation of animals and the environment specifically in Australia, but inspiring others around the world.

Rest in Peace

I can't say I'm suprised, still a pity though. He actually lived longer thart i would have expected.

:yot: We should have a R.I.P. smiley...

Well... damn, he was a nice guy. I'll miss him, but this wasn't a surprise for me, either. He should have stop playing with those animals years ago.

Steve finally succumbed to Nature's Fist of the Enraged Stingray attack.

Of all the things I expected him to go not via a crocodile but via a snakebite. Either way he was a standup guy who provided both education and humor in some of the most dangerous situations possible and that, my friends, takes balls.

On a side note: I wonder how long till the video footage of him getting killed is released? I must admit I'm curious to see how it went down.

I think this is what he's up to now. (http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/4143/ripstevewpaperht2.jpg)

RIP.

What an odd way to go. The report I read is that very few people die from a stingray stab. His just happened to go under his ribcage and straight into his heart.

Such a shame...the world needs his kind of crazy nature loving people who lead the way and give other people insights why this planet of ours is such a great place to live and why nature should be preserved...

@Ara - :thumb:

At least there's a back-up in Rob Bredl*.

EDIT: Found the correct spelling of his name.

[ September 04, 2006, 19:36: Message edited by: kuemper ]

Guttedm he was a top fella he was. Completely bonkers, but he had such great enthusiasm.

I remember one thing I watched when he jumped ontop of a crocodile and started wrestling the bloody thing, then he got out of the water and happily declared "He bit me, look! great teeth they have these crocs!" with a massive gash down his arm and a grin on his face. Bonkers. Legend.

RIP mate

Well, yes, you do seem to learn a lesson from this. If anyone as experienced as him can die like that, what does that tell the rest of us about poking rattlers and such animals with sticks? Don´t.

Stingray sting to chest? Well, that's almost sure way to get killed. Sad, but as stated, he was asking for it.
You play with the fire, and it burns you down. But I guess that was one of the less painful possibilities.
Like if he would have been mauled by a crocodile, seeing that those things aren't the fastest killers there is. Or eaten alive by a huge colony of ants...

Anyways, R.I.P.

That's got to be one of the more unpleasant ways to go.

Can't say I'm entirely surprised, though. The way he did things, It was bound to happen. Sad, though.

R.I.P.

Jeez, this is a shame... and apparently, its tough to die by stingrays, but because it was right in the heart...


:(

My 11 year old cried, she said she wanted to see him when she went to Austrailia when she got older. It is not suprising, but I will miss the crazy guy.

We've got his kids to look forward to.

From watching his show, I've seen him get real close to buying the farm several times.

This is about all I heard all day at school.

Still, it is a shame for the children.

RIP

Steve Irwin was a legend, just sad that he went by a lame stingrock and not a big macho croc or horribly poisoneous snake. At least it was an animal and it was during his line of work and not in his bed of old age.

Perhaps it was to be expected, seeing that he played with the most dangerous animals he could find.

Still - :sosad: - my heart goes out to his wife and children!

R.I.P.

Sometimes I wished he would just refrain from molesting the animals he had snatched from under rocks and trees and muck. They were clearly inconvenienced.

Still, he was an amazingly crazy person - 'tis truly sad news. :(

I feel sorry for the sting ray...because now, all the crocks are going to be really pissed off that *they* didn't kill him first. :evil:

That dude took a lot of risks...and it looks like one of them finally caught up to him. :bad: :rolling:

I also feel sad about the fact that he is leaving a couple of young kids behind who will miss him more than any of his fans will.

While I have a decent respect for this guys ability, knowledge, and being a naturalist, I really can't shake of the idea that he was actually pulling at that stingray before he got barbed.

Sorry guys if that actually irks anyone.

My family and I are big fans of Steve. We have been watching him so long my wife said it feels like losing a family member. I can't say I agree.

What I can agree on is that it is a real shame and a big loss to the world of animal conservation. Yeah, he was a bit over-the-top but he made his love for animals very clear. It has been unanimously stated that he was "real", this was not some persona he put on for the camera. He will be greatly missed by many but no more than by Terry, Bindi and Bob, his family he left behind. We pray for you in the Wiley One household.

Aldeth said from the Alleys:
Despite having a doctor on the boat and him being quickly airlifted to a hospital, he was unable to survive.The 'doctor' was a researcher, not a medical practitioner. That's what John Staiton (Steve's producer) said anyway.

Sad, I said to my biology teacher: "So Steve Irwin is gone then..." and her answer: "Who was that? Your pet?"
Actually, there were about two out of ten who had even heard of the there...

He died before the helicopter arived to airlift him.

Death by sting ray is not only rare, but also quite painfull, specially how he was struck. "They have one or two barbs in the tails which are not only coated in toxic material but are also like a bayonet, like a bayonet on a rifle. If it hits any vital organs it's as deadly as a bayonet."

He was a good educator and entertainer, comedian and animal lover. I never knew him, but the death of a human being is always a tragic one, specially since he left 2 kids and a wife behind.

Oh, it's all over the news now. There's even a special documentary on his life on 60 Minutes today. We even had one minute silence at assembly for him yesterday (which I already mentioned in the RBP).

So ironic, he was an environmentalist and protected animals, yet he was killed by one...

The media is treating it as though Jesus Christ was just killed by a stingray - it's getting a tad ridiculous...

R.I.P.

Ok, I think everyone, especially Kitrax, are underestimating stingrays. They don't have a lethal reputation because they aren't very aggresive usually (Steve had ways of changing that :evil: ), not because they aren't dangerous. There's a reason great whites leave them alone you know.

I have to say, all in all, stingray was probably the way to go for him, educating and entertaining people to the last. :lol:

I won't say I'll miss him, because I won't, but I do feel bad for his wife and kids. The wife probably realized that this was going to happen sooner or later and thanked her lucky stars every day that wasn't the day, but the kids... :cry:

Hmm. Just saw an ad for a Steve Irwin movie that'll be on TV soon...Next week I think...?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060914/sc_afp/australiapeopleirwinwildlifestringrays_06091408042 8

And of course we have the usual nut-cases trying to avenge the late Steve Irwin... sick.

That's just pathetic and a complete contradiction to Steve's legacy. But there's always somebody who'll run along and do something stupid.