A paper should not print a story like this if it isn't true, enough sadness for the family already!
May Steve rest in peace and God bring comfort and healing to his family.
I think everyone who watched his show in the states couldn't help but like Steve. His show was one a family could sit down & watch together without worrying about a cuss word flying in the kids ears!
We're in shock here in the States, too. It's been over 24 hours and nobody in our media has blamed George W. Bush yet for this. That must be a record.
Last nites thread, all 581 posts. Maybe you want to read some of the replies.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1695100/posts
His passing is a huge story everywhere and very tragic and sad.
Big here too - Hannity and Combs (actually Lowry and Combs tonight) gave it the full hour this evening - sad loss......
If you're a parent with a kid in the 5 to 14 age cohort - it's BIG here, too. Crikey! How am I gonna tell my little ones? Rest in Peace, Croc Hunter. Prayers for Terri, Bindi Sue and Bob.
Condolences from across the ditch, Ozzy mate.
I cried last nite when I heard Steve had been killed, and I don't cry often.
He was the very best Australia had to offer. Which is saying something.
Yahoo Serious, Paul Hogan, Mel Gibson, and yes even Olivia Newton-John: they don't really hold a candle to what Steve was, it's an unfair comparison.
God be with you Steve
And yer wee Family
*DieHard*
So sad. I feel so sorry for him, and just terrible for his family.
There really was no chance for him no matter what he did.
We don't know the details of the story yet, but let's look at three of the possibilities:
1. The barb didn't actually puncture the heart, but came in near it. He leaves the barb in. The strong toxin quickly spreads to the myocardium causing heart muscle to become extremely irritable and eventually nectrotic. What happens? He goes into v-fib and dies of cardiac arrest.
2. The barb punctures some portion of his heart. Even before the toxin has a chance to start killing off heart muscle, cardiac tamponade sets in, followed by any number of killers (like PEA), and he dies.
3. He pulls the barb back out, loses tons of blood, goes into shock, and dies.
Bottom line: You don't want to be stung by a stingray in the chest. Depending on how fast a lethal rhythm was triggered, he may have had mere seconds to ponder his death.
May he rest in peace.
it's like I lost my brother I never had
sucks!
way to go Steve!!!!!!!!
Oh man is this ever sad.
I was sat at a set of traffic lights in Adelaide when the story broke and I looked around at the folks in the other cars.I reckon we all had the same radio station on going by the looks on their faces.
Then this morning they played a tribute to Steve and my son and I sat there stony silent along with heaps of other folk.No-one uttered a single word.What can you say...death sucks.
God bless you Steve...and prayers for your family.
Don't be sorry. It's BIG here too. A bit reckless but he seemed like a great guy. He will be missed by many.
Pretty big here in the states. They've been running Crocodile Hunter reruns, and especially candid interviews done a few years ago of Steve Irwin, his fast mate Wes, wife Terri, his father, and the rest of his crew all day on Animal Planet, including one from 2000 that included his lovely mother Lyn whom he adored and was crushed at the loss of her when she died in a car crash.
It's big everywhere. What a horrible, shocking loss.
I am not an Aussie, but I was really saddened by this news.
I am not even a big fan of Irwin's, but when I heard about it I couldn't stop thinking about it.
He was just so full of life, and so in love with what he did, that he did seem bigger than life.
You guys have lost a really great guy. I feel so bad for his wife and kids.
I am at a loss, I can't believe how this has affected me.
So sorry to see this. "The Crocodile Hunter" had reached iconic level in the U.S. in recent years and was featured or spoofed on various television shows including "South Park." He is part of American culture as well as that of other countries. He will be missed, but he will be remembered.