Posted on 09/03/2006 9:29:57 PM PDT by lunarbicep
Edited on 09/04/2006 5:53:46 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
He was killed in a freak accident in Cairns, police sources said. It is understood he was killed by a sting-ray barb that went through his chest.
He was swimming off the Low Isles at Port Douglas filming an underwater documentary and that's when it occured.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.com.au ...
Oh...my...God...
Could it be true this time?
Somebody had to say it.
prisoner6
OMG!
Crikey!
BLIMEY !!!
blimey!
Totally, totally sad.
Thanks for posting lunarbicep.
Steve has a wonderful wife and two darling children.
Oh, no, I hope this story isn't true. What a shocker.
May he rest in peace.
What a shame.
I loved that guy's show! I don't want this to be true!
bttt
WTF?????
Amazing in that it wasn't a croc or a snake.
bttt
I hate to say, but who didn't think this would happen some day? Very sad. My kids love his shows.
Very sad. He has very young children :(
May the Crocodile Hunter Rest In Peace - BUMP
Oh please don't let this be true. I am such a big fan of his. Poor Terri.
By 7News Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin has reportedly been killed in a stingray attack near Cairns on Australia's far north coast.
It was believed Irwin had been swimming off the coast of Cairns when he was stung.
"It is understood he was killed by a sting-ray barb that went through his chest," Brisbane's Courier Mail reported this afternoon.
Irwin was best known for his documentary series "The Crocodile Hunter".
He was born in Victoria and found his love of animals after following in his father's footsteps, volunteering his services to the Queensland Government's East Coast Crocodile Management program.
He spent years living on his own in the mosquito infested creeks, rivers and mangroves of North Queensland, catching huge crocodiles single-handed.
In June 1992, he married American Terri Raines after they met when she visited Irwin's Australia Zoo.
The 44-year-old is survived by his wife and two children, Bindi and Robert.
All I can say is WOW!
And a very beautiful wife. He could be annoying at times, but he was always fun and entertaining to watch.
Rest in peace Steve Irwin and thanks for sharing your love of animals with us.
God Bless and comfort his wife, his kids, his family and friends.
Say what you want about some of his antics, but the man loved nature, and had a true joy for life, from what I could see in his shows. He seemed to love and respect the creatures that he wrangled.
Sure, it seems inevitable that he would be killed by a wild thing, but it's sad that it had to happen.
Is this true?
I suppose it is good that he went out doing what he loved... playing with deadly animals.
He could have just as easily choked on a ham sandwich.
Nevermind, I see that it is true. Wow.
I never thought he'd go out this way.
Rays have one hell of a nasty spear, but I figured it would be a croc or snake.
With a life like that, something was bound to happen one day, but how sad. He did what he wanted to do in life, which is more than most of us can say.
Rest in peace, Crocodile Man. Keep hunting the good hunt in the sky.
But people need to remember they are dealing with wild and potentially deadly animals...it is a truly dangerous job.
I still find this very upsetting.
it is seeming true. I'm still looking around
Please tell me this is not true. I am getting more upset by the minute.
I can't get to the site? Can anyone else?
http://www.crocodilehunter.com/
Wow!
The ESPN promo with him tackling the Florida Gator mascot, is one of my favorites...Laugh out loud funny IMHO.
He will be missed.
Dang!
R.I.P.
A truly unique marvel.
He died doing what he loved.
Yeah I agree. There are few animal shows I like. One happens to be Animal's Funniest Videos and Dog Whisperer. I liked Steve's Aussie schtick though. He was funny.
Prayers for him.
Same here. This is totally unexpected.
A beautiful posting, with thanks and a big ditto.
How can a sting ray barb, which isn't that incredibly long, pierce someone's chest? I saw a 3" barb described as "huge." At least 1" of that would have been in the sting ray tail.
Getting caught in the gears of a combine is a good way to go.
Aw, man...that's sad. He was one of a kind. I suppose it wasn't such a bad way to go for him, but...aw, man.
He's been reported dead so many times, this seems unreal.
Sad. That Michael-Jackson-like stunt with his infant son in the croc enclosure made me wonder about his sanity, but this is very sad indeed. He truly did love his crocodiles.
Very bad news, may he RIP.
Fenner PJ, Williamson JA, Skinner RA.
Ambrose Medical Group, North Mackay, Qld.
A fatality occurred in a previously healthy 12-year-old boy after a penetrating chest injury from a stingray barb. The injury occurred under freak circumstances. Death was a result of cardiac tamponade which was secondary to venom-induced, localized myocardial necrosis and spontaneous perforation, six days after the direct penetration of the right ventricle by the barb. Three other cases of less serious stingray envenomation are described which illustrate the significant localized morbidity that may occur without immediate wound exploration and toilet after adequate anaesthesia. We also report a study of a series of 100 minor stingray envenomations which, when treated, resulted in no morbidity. It is possible that local infiltration with 1% plain lignocaine may have a direct counteraction against stingray venom that remains in the wound area. Stingray venom has insidious, but powerful, localized tissue necrosing properties in humans.
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