Steve Irwin, of Crocodile Hunter fame, dead

**Brad** · September 4th, 2006

http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/s...34-952,00.html

Steve Irwin dead

WORLD EXCLUSIVE by reporters from The Courier-Mail, Brisbane
September 04, 2006 01:56pm
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THE Crocodile Man, Steve Irwin, is dead.
He was killed in a freak accident in Cairns, police sources said.
It appeared that he was killed by a sting-ray barb that went through his chest, Queensland Police Inspector Russell Rhodes said.
He was swimming off the Low Isles at Port Douglas filming an underwater documentary and that's when it occurred.
Ambulance officers confirmed they attended a reef fatality this morning at Batt Reef off Port Douglas.
Mr Irwin was killed just after 11am, Eastern Australian time.
It is understood he was killed instantly.
A source said Mr Irwin was already dead when his body was brought onto the Isle.
A source said Mr Irwin's body was being airlifted to Cairns Hospital in North Queensland for formal identification.
An Emergency Services Response Management spokeswoman said they received a call about the tragedy at 11.11 am, Australian Eastern Standard Time.
The response unit left in a helicopter for the Batt Reef at 11.18am and arrived shortly after.
Mr Irwin was pronounced dead at the scene immediately, the spokeswoman said.
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drz01 · September 4th, 2006

Died in a freak accident while working.
Story here..
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20349888-2,00.html

**Grandmaster** · September 4th, 2006

He died doing what he loved.

R.I.P.

**Brad** · September 4th, 2006

Originally Posted by Grandmaster

He died doing what he loved.

R.I.P.

If we could only be so lucky.

**Grandmaster** · September 4th, 2006

Now it says that his wife doesn't know yet. It's all over the internet, and probably the news in Australia. It's going to be a tough way to find out.

**Zedric** · September 4th, 2006

<australian accent>Rest in peace you crazy bugger.</australian accent>

**tdinc** · September 4th, 2006

R.I.P Croc Hunter

**Petros** · September 4th, 2006

Wow...I thought it was a hoax at first. Unbelievable...

Hope his family gets a lot of support.

**gonaads** · September 4th, 2006

Damn that sucks. He had a cool show.

http://edition.cnn.com/video/player/...e&wm=native_nm

**Henyman** · September 4th, 2006

dam, he has done a lot of crazy **** over the years!

**SPeedY_B** · September 4th, 2006

I thought I'd heard it wrong when it first came on the radio this morning.

Definitely not a nice way to go either, great shame, the man was a legend.

**VenomXt** · September 4th, 2006

Really Sad this was a great guy.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14663786/?GT1=8506

CAIRNS, Australia - Steve Irwin, the hugely popular Australian television personality and conservationist known as the “Crocodile Hunter,” was killed Monday by a stingray while filming off the Great Barrier Reef. He was 44.Irwin was at Batt Reef, off the remote coast of northeastern Queensland state, shooting a segment for a series called “Ocean’s Deadliest” when he swam too close to one of the animals, which have a poisonous bard on their tails, his friend and colleague John Stainton said.
“He came on top of the stingray and the stingray’s barb went up and into his chest and put a hole into his heart,” said Stainton, who was on board Irwin’s boat at the time.

**SPeedY_B** · September 4th, 2006

Merged.

**VenomXt** · September 4th, 2006

Thanks didnt see this thread. this is going to be hard on a lot of kids all over the world.

**Shamus MacNoob** · September 4th, 2006

Really sucks I loved the Croc guy!!!!!!!

RIP Steve ..

**Xie** · September 4th, 2006

Real shame.

Crazy part is that he took the barb to the chest/heart. I guess normally attacks by stingrays aren't fatal, was just a really bad thing of luck he got hit where he did.

R.I.P. Steve

**rushm001** · September 4th, 2006

When I heard it on the radio this morning I had to almost check it wasn't April 1st!

Sad day.

**gonaads** · September 4th, 2006

Originally Posted by Xie

Real shame.

Crazy part is that he took the barb to the chest/heart. I guess normally attacks by stingrays aren't fatal, was just a really bad thing of luck he got hit where he did.

R.I.P. Steve

Yeah, most of the time thier attacks are to arms or legs. Mostly due to a person stepping on them since they tend to burry themselves a bit in the sand. Thing is that the barb on their tail has edges that create a nasty gash type wound when the StingRay pulls out. So when he got hit in the chest it musta did some ugly damage. I guess when he swam over the StingRay it freaked and stung him. They were saying in one of the stories that he felt no pain. But I think he felt it, badly. Then it ended, quickly. Was a fun guy to watch. His shows were always interesting and entertaining.

**j79zlr** · September 4th, 2006

They say it poked his heart, I don't think thats instant, but pretty close.

**ejn74** · September 4th, 2006

It really is a shame. He was a lot of fun to watch!

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Brad OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: March 2002 Location: Cary, NC Posts: 2,276 Blog Entries: 1 Reputation: 1552 Power: 161	Steve Irwin, of Crocodile Hunter fame, dead http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/s...34-952,00.html Steve Irwin dead WORLD EXCLUSIVE by reporters from The Courier-Mail, Brisbane September 04, 2006 01:56pm Article from: </IMG> Font size: + - Send this article: Print Email THE Crocodile Man, Steve Irwin, is dead. He was killed in a freak accident in Cairns, police sources said. It appeared that he was killed by a sting-ray barb that went through his chest, Queensland Police Inspector Russell Rhodes said. He was swimming off the Low Isles at Port Douglas filming an underwater documentary and that's when it occurred. Ambulance officers confirmed they attended a reef fatality this morning at Batt Reef off Port Douglas. Mr Irwin was killed just after 11am, Eastern Australian time. It is understood he was killed instantly. A source said Mr Irwin was already dead when his body was brought onto the Isle. A source said Mr Irwin's body was being airlifted to Cairns Hospital in North Queensland for formal identification. An Emergency Services Response Management spokeswoman said they received a call about the tragedy at 11.11 am, Australian Eastern Standard Time. The response unit left in a helicopter for the Batt Reef at 11.18am and arrived shortly after. Mr Irwin was pronounced dead at the scene immediately, the spokeswoman said. More soon

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drz01 Weekend DJ Joined: March 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 524 Reputation: 820 Power: 113	Steve Irwin (crock hunter) dead... Died in a freak accident while working. Story here.. http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20349888-2,00.html

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Grandmaster Electronica Addict Joined: February 2002 Location: Santa Clara, CA Posts: 10,574 Reputation: 2960 Power: 260	Re: Steve Irwin (crock hunter) dead... He died doing what he loved. R.I.P.

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Brad OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: March 2002 Location: Cary, NC Posts: 2,276 Blog Entries: 1 Reputation: 1552 Power: 161	Re: Steve Irwin (crock hunter) dead... Originally Posted by Grandmaster He died doing what he loved. R.I.P. If we could only be so lucky.

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Grandmaster Electronica Addict Joined: February 2002 Location: Santa Clara, CA Posts: 10,574 Reputation: 2960 Power: 260	Re: Steve Irwin, of Crocodile Hunter fame, dead Now it says that his wife doesn't know yet. It's all over the internet, and probably the news in Australia. It's going to be a tough way to find out.

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Petros Thief IV Joined: May 2003 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 3,038 Reputation: 1647 Power: 156	Re: Steve Irwin, of Crocodile Hunter fame, dead Wow...I thought it was a hoax at first. Unbelievable... Hope his family gets a lot of support.

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gonaads Beware the G-Man Joined: March 2002 Location: XP-erience, NTFS, OSNN, Bay Area, California Posts: 18,474 Reputation: 4070 Power: 348	Re: Steve Irwin, of Crocodile Hunter fame, dead Damn that sucks. He had a cool show. http://edition.cnn.com/video/player/...e&wm=native_nm *"I play violent video games, I could snap at any second."*

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SPeedY_B I may actually be insane. Joined: March 2002 Location: Midlands, England Posts: 15,800 Reputation: 2877 Power: 310	Re: Steve Irwin, of Crocodile Hunter fame, dead I thought I'd heard it wrong when it first came on the radio this morning. Definitely not a nice way to go either, great shame, the man was a legend. 1. SPeedYB.co.uk 2. CamPortal.co.uk 3. MacIRC.co.uk

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VenomXt Blame me for the RAZR's Joined: March 2004 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 3,442 Reputation: 1240 Power: 146	Rest In Peace Steve Irwin Really Sad this was a great guy. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14663786/?GT1=8506 CAIRNS, Australia - Steve Irwin, the hugely popular Australian television personality and conservationist known as the “Crocodile Hunter,” was killed Monday by a stingray while filming off the Great Barrier Reef. He was 44.Irwin was at Batt Reef, off the remote coast of northeastern Queensland state, shooting a segment for a series called “Ocean’s Deadliest” when he swam too close to one of the animals, which have a poisonous bard on their tails, his friend and colleague John Stainton said. “He came on top of the stingray and the stingray’s barb went up and into his chest and put a hole into his heart,” said Stainton, who was on board Irwin’s boat at the time. www.venomxt.com

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VenomXt Blame me for the RAZR's Joined: March 2004 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 3,442 Reputation: 1240 Power: 146	Re: Steve Irwin, of Crocodile Hunter fame, dead Thanks didnt see this thread. this is going to be hard on a lot of kids all over the world. www.venomxt.com

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Xie - geek - Joined: September 2003 Location: NY, USA Posts: 5,224 Reputation: 1730 Power: 175	Re: Steve Irwin, of Crocodile Hunter fame, dead Real shame. Crazy part is that he took the barb to the chest/heart. I guess normally attacks by stingrays aren't fatal, was just a really bad thing of luck he got hit where he did. R.I.P. Steve tehgeek \| tehgeek \| geeking out to tech \| IRC \| Parted Magic \| A+ Certified Professional

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rushm001 In the beginning...... Joined: September 2002 Location: Norfolk, UK Posts: 3,480 Reputation: 1370 Power: 165	Re: Steve Irwin, of Crocodile Hunter fame, dead When I heard it on the radio this morning I had to almost check it wasn't April 1st! Sad day.

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gonaads Beware the G-Man Joined: March 2002 Location: XP-erience, NTFS, OSNN, Bay Area, California Posts: 18,474 Reputation: 4070 Power: 348	Re: Steve Irwin, of Crocodile Hunter fame, dead Originally Posted by Xie Real shame. Crazy part is that he took the barb to the chest/heart. I guess normally attacks by stingrays aren't fatal, was just a really bad thing of luck he got hit where he did. R.I.P. Steve Yeah, most of the time thier attacks are to arms or legs. Mostly due to a person stepping on them since they tend to burry themselves a bit in the sand. Thing is that the barb on their tail has edges that create a nasty gash type wound when the StingRay pulls out. So when he got hit in the chest it musta did some ugly damage. I guess when he swam over the StingRay it freaked and stung him. They were saying in one of the stories that he felt no pain. But I think he felt it, badly. Then it ended, quickly. Was a fun guy to watch. His shows were always interesting and entertaining. *"I play violent video games, I could snap at any second."*

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j79zlr Glaanies script monkey Joined: February 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 2,725 Reputation: 1520 Power: 155	Re: Steve Irwin, of Crocodile Hunter fame, dead They say it poked his heart, I don't think thats instant, but pretty close. http://www.j79zlr.com

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ejn74 Folding Master! Joined: February 2005 Location: Western Iowa Posts: 1,135 Reputation: 960 Power: 109	Re: Steve Irwin, of Crocodile Hunter fame, dead It really is a shame. He was a lot of fun to watch!