Steve Irwin, The Crocodile Hunter, Has Passed Away

rs2sensen · rs2sensen #1 (**permalink**)

09-04-2006, 01:28 AM

Sadly, Steve Irwin lost his life this morning in a freak accident while shooting a documentary. He was stabbed by the barb of a stingray. Read the full story below...

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20349888-2,00.html

Aptmunich · Aptmunich #2 (**permalink**)

09-04-2006, 01:31 AM

Crikey, that's really sad...

To think of all the things he's done and survived.

Rest in peace Steve!

PowerBookG4 · PowerBookG4 #3 (**permalink**)

09-04-2006, 01:34 AM

yeah i feel bad for the guy.. i hope his family does well. I couldn't believe it..

rman · rman #4 (**permalink**)

09-04-2006, 01:37 AM

Wow, I alway thought it would be a snake or a croc.

NanoBite · NanoBite #5 (**permalink**)

09-04-2006, 02:06 AM

I feel for his daughter and wife and son...

digital john · digital john #6 (**permalink**)

09-04-2006, 02:20 AM

that poor guy...He's done so much for wildlife and preservation.

thondal · thondal #7 (**permalink**)

09-04-2006, 02:27 AM

man.. this really is a sad day for wildlife enthusiastics. And specially his wife and children.

may you rest in peace steve - 2 minutes silence for steve

JP13829 · JP13829 #8 (**permalink**)

09-04-2006, 02:34 AM

I really feel sorry for his family, this must be terrible for them.

Fallooza · Fallooza #9 (**permalink**)

09-04-2006, 02:45 AM

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Originally Posted by rman

Wow, I alway thought it would be a snake or a croc.

ya me too. i wonder how many people die from stingrays in a year? this must be very rare.

haimson · haimson #10 (**permalink**)

09-04-2006, 05:18 AM

Atleast he died doing what he loved,
Thats more than most of us will be able to say.

RIP

NanoBite · NanoBite #11 (**permalink**)

09-04-2006, 05:59 AM

I'm glad in a sad way, that he died at 'home'(Aust) too....he was a great aussie figure.

Kar98 · Kar98 #12 (**permalink**)

09-04-2006, 10:32 AM

MDavid · MDavid #13 (**permalink**)

09-04-2006, 10:52 AM

R.I.P steve
but i'm complety clueless to what a stingray is

MacMania55 · MacMania55 #14 (**permalink**)

09-04-2006, 11:05 AM

its like a huge fish. Not a shark they are thin but wide.

badmojo · badmojo #15 (**permalink**)

09-04-2006, 11:55 AM

Couldn't believe this when I read it this morning. It seems the barb went through his chest and punctured his heart. Man, what are the odds of that? So sad.

http://www.cimms.ou.edu/~gourley/gifs/stingray.gif

More pics of a larger species.

http://www.elasmodiver.com/Thorntail...20Pictures.htm

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NanoBite #5 (permalink)
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Member Since: Mar 21, 2006 Location: new jersey Posts: 284 Mac Specs: 20" iMac G5, 4G 40gb, G4 iBook	09-04-2006, 02:20 AM that poor guy...He's done so much for wildlife and preservation. Last edited by rman; 09-04-2006 at 12:42 PM.
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rs2sensen #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 20, 2005 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 1,416 Mac Specs: 1.67 Ghz 17" PB w/1 GB Ram; 400 MHz PM G4, 366Mhz iBook Firewire, Nano 4GB Black	09-04-2006, 01:28 AM Sadly, Steve Irwin lost his life this morning in a freak accident while shooting a documentary. He was stabbed by the barb of a stingray. Read the full story below... http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20349888-2,00.html
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thondal #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 24, 2006 Posts: 37	09-04-2006, 02:27 AM man.. this really is a sad day for wildlife enthusiastics. And specially his wife and children. may you rest in peace steve - 2 minutes silence for steve
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Member Since: Mar 26, 2006 Posts: 32	09-04-2006, 05:18 AM Atleast he died doing what he loved, Thats more than most of us will be able to say. RIP MacBook \| White \| 2 GHz \| 1 GB \| 80 GB \| SuperDrive \| OS X 10.4.7
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NanoBite #11 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 27, 2005 Posts: 4,714	09-04-2006, 05:59 AM I'm glad in a sad way, that he died at 'home'(Aust) too....he was a great aussie figure.
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Kar98 #12 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 17, 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 312 Mac Specs: Mac mini i5, 2.3Ghz dual core, 8 GB RAM, OSX 10.8.2	09-04-2006, 10:32 AM <style nazi>He hasn't "passed away", he was freaking killed by a stingray.</style nazi> I has a signijer.
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MDavid #13 (permalink)
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Member Since: Apr 18, 2006 Posts: 443 Mac Specs: 20" iMac 2.16 ghz. 1 gb ram. 250 GB HDD. Screamer! 2gb ipod nano. 17 in powerbook G4 1.67/1 Gb/120gb	09-04-2006, 11:05 AM its like a huge fish. Not a shark they are thin but wide. MacMania55
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badmojo #15 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	09-04-2006, 11:55 AM Couldn't believe this when I read it this morning. It seems the barb went through his chest and punctured his heart. Man, what are the odds of that? So sad. http://www.cimms.ou.edu/~gourley/gifs/stingray.gif More pics of a larger species. http://www.elasmodiver.com/Thorntail...20Pictures.htm
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