Steve Irwin dead(The Croc.Hunter)

jhuskey

The Crocodile Hunter apparently died from a Sting Ray wound to the chest. I always thought he would be eaten by something eventually but still..........
A sad day for me! I liked his style and his antics.
I will miss seeing him on the TV.

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Carrera

He was dedicated to wildlife and his Australia Zoo program was interesting. Having said that, they showed him on an interview today and I disagreed with his refusal to acknowledge people had reason to be alarmed when he dangled his infant kid in front of a croc.
Steve sounded quite angry at the time and insisted he knew what he was doing and could never possibly have tripped over, lost his balance or lost control of that situation. Even so, when they showed the clip of what he did on that occasion you could clearly see he took his eyes right off the croc for several seconds while he was holding the infant. His head was momentarily turned the other way and the croc was out of his scope of vision for about 6 seconds. Had Steve made a similar mistake in a boxing ring he'd have been knocked out. Sure, the chances were minimal that the croc would have launched an attack in the zoo that day, but people were right to point out he was endangering the child.
As it happens, Steve died as a result of an accident in the water and just happened to get stung. In the end it was just an unexpected twist of fate that led to his death but let's hope his team-mates continue to carry on with the animal wellfare work Steve pioneered.

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Induray

You play with fire, you're going to get burned. Will miss the guy. Gospeed Irwing.

Ullefan

JH I loved his shows. The whole world is saddened, he brought a smile to the face of many. Thoughts and prayers to his family and may his spirit live on.

cyberlegend1994

My wife was a big fan of his shows....

R.I.P. Steve

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wolfix

Sad day. He always gave me the impression of not being totally right with the world. The show where he stuck his head into a rattlesnake den gave me the impression that he could survive anything. I was wrong.

The world lost a good one.

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Bro Deal

Most of the Australians I know seem to hate the guy, but he was huge in the U.S. I thought he was funny as hell, and kids just love watching his show. Sad.

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mikesbytes

Pretty unusual, think they said that only 3 people have been killed by Stingrays in Australia.

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Wurm

Did anyone really expect the guy to die of old age? C'mon, he wrestled pythons and crocs!

One thing's for sure - he won't be messing with sting rays again!

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mikesbytes

To get stung by a stingray, you usually have to make it feel threatend, like accidently standing on it or something.

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2FAST4U

My kid was crushed....I too am a little shocked. An aussie friend of mine said his wfe cried...He was a likeable dude and you had to admire his enthusiasm for wildlife... . So, you can say at least he died doing what he loved....and it was quick and probably a lot better than being ripped to shreds by an angry croc....

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stevebaby

Crocs don't rip you to shreds.They drown you,then tuck you up under a river bank until you get soft enough to devour in big chunks.
They particularly enjoy the taste of German back-packers.

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jhuskey

That's true they like their meat aged a bit. He is thinking of divorce attorneys.

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2FAST4U

OK Jaques Cousteau, prior to aging, their teeth do...ahem leave a mark....

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