Crocodile Hunter dead

[Vodstok]

Originally posted by Disease
obviously he knew it was there.

And you base this on what?

Show me objective proof and i'll drop it.

[monalisa]

Originally posted by ItsAlive75
My opinion aint swayed... but I'll drop it because everyone's so adamant on the topic.

So I forfeit.

Thank you. See, you're not such an asshole! :D

[ItsAlive75]

Originally posted by monalisa
Thank you. See, you're not such an asshole! :D

Shut up, ya stupid idiot.

:D :p

[monalisa]

Originally posted by ItsAlive75
Shut up, ya stupid idiot.

:D :p

Well, I stand corrected. :p

[crazy raplh]

he was entertaining I loved watching chris catan inmate him in SNL. I hope he has a great afterlife.

[monalisa]

I found this article and thought it was really good, so I'm posting it for those who would like to read it. It gives a few more details about what may have caused the accident further down in the article.

2006/9/6
CAIRNS, Australia, AP

Dramatic videotape of "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin's last moments shows him pulling from his chest the poisonous stingray barb that killed him, officials said Tuesday, as tributes poured in for the beloved naturalist famed for getting dangerously close to deadly beasts.

Police said there were no suspicious circumstances in the death of Irwin, who was stabbed in the chest on Monday while snorkeling with a stingray while filming a television program on Australia's Great Barrier Reef, and no evidence he provoked the animal.

John Stainton, Irwin's manager who was among the television crew on the reef, said the fatal blow that struck the presenter and conservationist was caught on videotape, and described viewing the footage as having the "terrible" experience of watching a friend die.

"It shows that Steve came over the top of the ray and the tail came up, and spiked him here (in the chest), and he pulled it out and the next minute he's gone," Stainton told reporters in Cairns, where Irwin's body was taken for an autopsy.

The tape of the death of the man known by TV audiences worldwide for his infectious enthusiasm in the series "The Crocodile Hunter" was secured by Queensland state police as evidence for a coroner's inquiry -- a standard procedure in high-profile deaths or those caused by other than natural causes.

Irwin, 44, was shooting footage for a project he was making with daughter Bindi, 8, for airing next year in the United States when he was fatally stung off the north Queensland coast.

Late Tuesday, his body was returned to the Sunshine Coast, where his American wife Terri, Bindi and their son, Bob, almost 3, were keeping a low profile at their home near Australia Zoo, Irwin's wildlife park. No funeral plans were announced, though Queensland Premier Pete Beattie said he would get a state funeral if the family agreed to it.

Australia's Parliament interrupted its normal scheduled so leaders could pay tribute to Irwin.

"He was a genuine, one-off, remarkable Australian individual and I am distressed at his death," Prime Minister John Howard said.

"He was not only a great Aussie bloke, he was determined to instill his passion for the environment and its inhabitants in everybody he met," Opposition leader Kim Beazley said.

Australia Zoo was open Tuesday -- staff said it was what he would've wanted -- but the mood was somber and most visitors were to a makeshift shrine of bouquets and handwritten condolence messages that emerged at the gate.

"Mate, you made the world a better place," read one poster left at the gate. "Steve, our hero, our legend, our wildlife warrior," read another. Khaki shirts -- a trademark of Irwin -- were laid out for people to sign.

Stingray experts have speculated that the animal that killed Irwin -- who rose to fame by getting dangerously close to crocodiles, snakes and other beasts -- probably felt trapped between the cameraman and the television star.

Queensland Police Superintendent Michael Keating said there was no evidence Irwin threatened or intimidated the stingray, a normally placid species that only deploys its poisonous tail spines as a defense.

Stainton said Irwin was in his element in bushland, but the sea posed threats the star wasn't used to.

"If ever he was going to go, we always said it was going to be the ocean," Stainton said. "On land he was agile, quick-thinking, quick-moving and the ocean puts another element there that you have no control over."

Irwin was propelled to global fame after his TV shows were shown around world on the Discovery Channel, which announced plans for a marathon screening of Irwin's work and a wildlife fund in his name.

Experts differed on the number of human deaths caused by stingrays -- from up to 17 to just 3 -- though they agreed that they were extremely rare.

Australian news Web sites reported being choked by heavy traffic seeking news on Irwin, newspapers devoted their front and several inside pages to the story and some of Irwin's high-profile friends expressed their sadness.

"He was and remains the ultimate wildlife warrior," said Oscar-winner Russell Crowe, who appeared with Irwin recently on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno." "He touched my heart, I believed in him, I'll miss him. I loved him and I'll be there for his family," Crowe said in New York, Australian media reported.

The U.S. Embassy in Canberra said in a statement its staff mourned the death of Irwin, describing him as an unofficial Australian ambassador to the United States who "represented those things our citizens find most appealing about Australia."

[Freak]

I really thought it was a joke when I first read it.Who would have thought after all the crocs he's dealt with he would get done in my a damn stingray.RIP Steve.

[Miss Olivia]

His manager is now saying he did not actually pull the barb from his chest, the stingray stuck him, swam off, and Steve rolled over and floated. He was killed instantly is what the last word on it was. Jeac Cousteau's grandson was in the boat when he was killed too.

[DraculaInDallas]

Originally posted by ItsAlive75
What the hell are you talking about? All the guy did was fuck around with dangerous animals! He got killed by one! I'm not gonna mourn a complete stranger's death for doing stupid shit all the time.

And to be honest, you people wouldn't even fuckin' know about this if he wasn't a "celebrity". What if it was just some regular dude you read about it happening to in the newspaper? Would we have a RIP thread? No way, we'd have it in True Crime and we'd all be making fun of it.

Gimme a break.

For what it's worth IA75 I have to back you on this one. I hate that he was killed, a death is always horrible and the family and friends left behind suffer tremendous pain dealing with the loss.
BUT, you make a living messing around with animals, reptiles, etc that can kill you in the blink of an eye and eventually your number is going to come up. It was just a matter of time before he fucked around and got himself killed. I'm surprised he didn't tone it down some after his kids were born so he would be around for them growing up. But he continued his crazy act and it got him killed.......so in a sense he was a dumb ass, he had to know one day his reflexes would fail him, nature surrounding him would put him in a deadly position, SOMETHING was going to go terribly wrong and it did and he's dead. I don't think it was worth your kids growing up without their Dad because he took foolish risks.....that's just my 2 cents worth :(