View Full Version : Steve "Croc Hunter" Irwin dead at 44 :(
67 455 Bird ragtop
09-03-2006, 09:40 PM
Just read this. VERY sad :(
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_IRWIN?SITE=FLROC&SECTION=US&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2006-09-04-00-58-42
BuddyP
09-03-2006, 10:23 PM
Just read that from another site... pretty crazy! And I was just swimming with stingray's a month and a half ago too.
LowBuckX
09-04-2006, 12:01 AM
Thats horrible Im a big fan RIP Steve-o
Martin71RS
09-04-2006, 12:56 AM
I found it fun to watch him... until he played with his few months old son between the crocs....that did it for me....even though he knew about the risks he got his baby near the dangerous animals...in my eyes your brain is not functioning properly then....
(not that he deserved to die ofcourse)
R.I.P Steve. Prayers & condolences go out to his wife, two kids and family.
Ralph LoGrasso
09-04-2006, 02:33 AM
I used to watch The Crocodile Hunter all the time when I was a kid. R.I.P. Steve
69Nova
09-04-2006, 04:36 AM
Yeah it sad to see him go. He really was fun too watch(except for the time he had his baby playing with the crocs).
torval
09-04-2006, 04:41 AM
I was born and raised at/near the beach...never really considered stingrays to be that dangerous, shuffle your feet, no big deal. Wow, pierced his heart! Sad news indeed.
trapin
09-04-2006, 08:20 AM
The guy died doing what he loved. Very sad news, I liked Steve Irwin.
MoeBawlz
09-04-2006, 09:18 AM
I always liked his show. He was a crazy crazy guy though... "This is the most deadly snake in the world... LETS GET CLOSER!!!"
Im sorry to hear the news and my condolences to his family and friends.
That's how you would have expected him to go. It still sucks......
dropit69
09-04-2006, 11:53 AM
at least he went doing what he loved..r.i.p steve
shmoov69
09-04-2006, 05:42 PM
I used to watch The Crocodile Hunter all the time when I was a kid. R.I.P. Steve
"When you was a kid"!?!??!?!:slap: He hasn't been on the air that long! LOL!
That sucks, espically for the family and the people that were there. Talk about a freak deal.
go-fish
09-04-2006, 05:47 PM
I have done alot of SCUBA and snorkeling. Rays are very docile and on provocation they would rather run than fight. It must have been just a really freak accident. He will be remembered for a long time to come. RIP
rocketman
09-04-2006, 06:18 PM
He went the best way,doing what you love.I always enjoyed his show.
yellowrallys
09-04-2006, 06:31 PM
"When you was a kid"!?!??!?!:slap: He hasn't been on the air that long! LOL!
That sucks, espically for the family and the people that were there. Talk about a freak deal.
What I'm talking about.....
Seemed like such a happy guy doing what he loved, what a shame.
TonyHuntimer
09-04-2006, 08:17 PM
That really sucks! Can't imagine what went through his head those last couple of seconds. :( But at least he died doing what he loved.
Tony Huntimer
RaceHome.com
Mr.VENGEANCE
09-04-2006, 08:36 PM
i feel bad for his kid..
chicane67
09-04-2006, 10:06 PM
I used to watch The Crocodile Hunter all the time when I was a kid. R.I.P. Steve
Now that is pretty funny Ralph.... considering that was only a couple of years ago.
It was however, a true enjoyment to watch him with animals in their true element......... and get that close to them. And all to merely educate the rest of us. A selfless man that taught us things we would never know or understand if it were not for him and his family.
Thank you Steve. Rest in peace knowing you made a difference.
David Pozzi
09-04-2006, 10:30 PM
The poor guy, I feel sorry for his family. RIP Steve.
protouring70
09-05-2006, 03:44 AM
I heard this morning he had two kids. A girl that is 8 and his boy who is 3. Man i couldn't imagine what is going thru their heads! I hate for his family.God Bless them!!!!!!
BonzoHansen
09-05-2006, 06:37 AM
That really sucks! Can't imagine what went through his head those last couple of seconds. :( But at least he died doing what he loved.
Tony Huntimer
RaceHome.com
You're going to find out...
More...
contactmusic.com (http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/crocodile%20hunter%20death%20to%20be%20broadcast_1 007314)
CROCODILE HUNTER DEATH TO BE BROADCAST?
STEVE IRWIN LATEST: The footage of late Australian naturalist STEVE IRWIN being killed by a stingray could be shown on TV. Charismatic Irwin, dubbed the Crocodile Hunter after his internationally acclaimed TV show, died yesterday (04SEP06) while diving on Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Irwin was filming for a new documentary when he lost his life, and his cameraman shot the moment when the stingray's barbed tail stabbed the legendary conservationist through the heart. The tapes are currently being held by Queensland police - but Irwin's family are determined to respect his last wishes and allow the harrowing footage to be broadcast. Irwin once insisted, "My number one rule is to keep that camera rolling. Even if it's shaky or slightly out of focus, I don't give a rip. "Even if a big old alligator is chewing me up I want to go down and go, 'Crikey!' just before I die. That would be the ultimate for me." An insider tells British newspaper the Daily Star, "This is exactly what Steve would have wanted. He knew the dangers and was totally up for the cameras to get everything."
Beegs
09-05-2006, 07:36 AM
Check this out:
http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=topNews&storyid=2006-09-05T050137Z_01_SP34161_RTRUKOC_0_US-AUSTRALIA-IRWIN.xml&src=rss&rpc=22
Ralph LoGrasso
09-05-2006, 01:54 PM
"When you was a kid"!?!??!?!:slap: He hasn't been on the air that long! LOL!
That sucks, espically for the family and the people that were there. Talk about a freak deal.
LOL. :lmao: I watched the show from age 8 - 12ish and whenever I would catch it while flipping through channels. I'm 20.
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