Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin, dies.

[sun-kissed]

Steve Irwin has died in Queensland, Australia, after being stung by a stingray.

http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,20349892-952,00.html

Sorry if this isn't the right place for this but I couldn't post a new thread in the celebrity news section.

[Katherine]

Omigosh I was JUST about to post this up.

I can't believe it.,

I admit I am in utter shock.

[OTH man]

wow, sucks man
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was he working at the time?

[sun-kissed]

Yes, he was doing an underwater documentary.

[mimsicool]

It's really sad :(
But hey, he died doing what he loved.

[Kaylan]

What? Is he really dead? oh wow. shocked.

I've been to his zoo.

[seth_is_my_baby]

It's freaky, hey.

I was in shock too when my Mum told me.

His poor family :(

[Katherine]

I just told my mum. She was amused by him.

I've been to his zoo as well...Love it there...been there...hmmm three times maybe?

He was a true aussie icon.

[sethsangel123]

i heard this on the train home from uni and when i heard i i didnt believe it and then its been on the news sites and everything!

this is truely sad! he was such a character

[Katherine]

I know!

I don't know why I am in shock but I always loved watching his little segments here and there...

I thought my cousin was lying when he told me...

[emma_lily21]

i just heard that he died its so sad. a stingray stung his heart or something. i fell so sorry for his wife and his kids:( stupid stingray.

[Katherine]

It's so ironic really that Steve, who has dealt with crocs and sharks and snakes and all that venomous stuff, should be killed by a stingray that is normally harmless.

I think there's only been 2 other stingray deaths in Australia...17 worldwide I thing...

[Krysie]

I just heard this on the news. How awful :(

[callmegrunge]

I honestly thought my friend was yanking my chain when she came up and told me "Omg, Steve Irwin died" but then I saw it ALL over the news. Apparantly, he was shooting a documentary and he came over a sting-ray which went peirced his chest. I think it's ironic that 1- he was killed by something relatively harmless, when all his life he's been wrestling with crocodiles and poisonous snakes and 2 - part of the documentary was aimed at debunking myths about the danger's of sting-rays.

Anyway, it's terrible that Aus has lost such a great icon. I met him once and he was such a great guy, his passion for his work was really amazing. I feel the most sorry for Bindi-Sue though, her dad was her hero :(

[Lalune*]

I just heard it on the news! I was shocked! Seriously!

I always liked to watch his documentries, he always seemed full of energy! I feel sad for his wife and family!

[Katherine]

He was so energetic and he loved what he was doing.

He taught us about conservation and the wildlife...and so much...and taking risks...

[taintedxl0ve]

awww i heard about it this morning :( RIP.

[Chloe]

My mum read it on Yahoo! this morning, and came and told me. I loved him, and his shows. He was such a sweet, caring guy, and he's done so much for wildlife, showing people all about these hugely misunderstood creatures.

I met him not long ago, he was an AMAZING guy. He was hugging everyone, letting us all hold animals and such, and he was just so excited to have people interested in the things he was talking about, animals people are typically terrified of. I mean, I used to HATE snakes - After meeting him, I'm saving up for a Ball Python. I think I'll name it after him.

He's really going to be missed, and all my thoughts will be with his family.

[Andrew]

Isn't that ironic? His whole career was spent on handling dangerous crocodiles/alligators with ease, but his demise came from a stingray.

[Kari]

I didn't even know him...although he was apparently big in Germany, too.
His show was apparently on TV all Sunday every week since I can remember, and now I talked to people I can remember switching channels whenever I saw him and his crocodiles.
Well, apparently he was very loved. When I watched the news today I saw the Australian Prime Minister speak about him. That never happens here...
But it is a shame he dies young, since he had little children and was apparently a nice guy.

[Andrew]

Well, he was a cheerful, enthusiastic, and funny guy ("Crikey!")... hard not to like him.

[Kari]

Hm, I kind of nothing-ed him, which is because whenever I saw snippets of his show there was dirt flying around, hectic camera movement and crocodiles...

But that's not his fault...

[Chris]

i feel sorry fro his family, it must be so devastating, and i agree it is ironic that his downfall was a stingray

[Andrew]

lol. Yeah... sometimes you can only watch crocodile-wrestling in small increments.

[Krazy]

RIP. :(
For years since i was a kid,i've been watching him in awe. Seeing him do things many wouldnt do or wouldnt think of doing. He was definitely one of a kind and i'll miss the crazy aussie. He did a lot in his life that most cant or havent done so i'm sure he was happy with his achievement. But i cant believe his death was by a stringray out of all creatures.
Anyhow, my heart goes out to his wife and children.

[LilAngel]

I was so shocked when I heard about it this morning. I feel so sorry for his family.

[Katherine]

The Australian Government are in shock. Several leaders have spoken to the news about their thoughts - the forgeign minister, the prime minister, opposition leaders and they even mentioned it IN parliament...

He was an Australian icon.

Yes he depicted a stereotypical Aussie man, not done since Crocodile Dundee, but he really did help in boosting tourism sales in Australia...

Not to say he wasn't without controversy.

If you can't recall, or don't know, he was told off for bringing his new baby boy with him in a crocodiles pen while he was feeding him.

[Kate]

I used to watch his TV show all the time when i was a kid, it is a great loss to the world

[Kay]

aww. I saw his picture in the newspaper but didnt read about it till now!
I liked him/his show, it was always amusing and he was so brave and seemed so happy!
Ironic death but he was doing what he loved most which better than most deaths..but poor family!

[Lorelai8Gilmore]

This is completely insane. I couldn't believe it when I saw it on people.com. I mean... I think I would have been less shock to read that Britney dumped Kevin than reading that beloved Steve died... I used to watch it all the time when I was younger :(

[oclover24]

I woke up and saw this on CNN and I was amazed. Back when I had cable, I'd watch his show a lot. I went to work and told everybody, and they thought I was joking. He did a lot for the world and he will be missed.

[lovefool.]

i cant believe he died :(:crying:
RIP Steve Irwin.

[OCvirgin]

It's sad, but at least he died doing what he loved. RIP

[seth_is_my_baby]

It is devastating. Last night, Today Tonight had a special tribute to him, and today, on Sunrise another tribute. Australia is in shock.

[sethsangel123]

yeah, th whole world is in shock, it is unbelivable!!

[seth_is_my_baby]

And last night on the radio, we usually have 'the Benchwarmers', which is this funny/silly radio programme where the dudes prank people and stuff, but last night they couldn't do the show because they just didn't know what to do, so they just had people calling in with their reactions...

[GuessGirl]

It's very sad. I was in shock when I heard the news

[Katherine]

Loving the tributes...

Already on the internet there's distasteful emails going around...sheesh...

The guy couldn't rest in peace for ONE day without people already making jokes about it...

[seth_is_my_baby]

Really Kat? Now that is just terrible.

Some people have no respect.

[Katherine]

I know hey?

Hahahaha my dad just came in and asked if I could find a picture of a stingray for him...I showed him. And he's in shock.
My dad is a HUGE Steve Irwin fan. He loves saying "Crikey" (in his Filo accent...teeheehee)...he's pretty upset about it too...but upset in he's wondering how it could possibly happen to him...

[seth_is_my_baby]

I'm a bit shocked by a Stingray being able to kill someone like that too... I mean, they look so harmless...

[Katherine]

They normally ARE...this is a rare freak fatal accident...

[sethsangel123]

yep! freak accident alright!!!!!! its just really sad

eveyone on msn is puttin lil turtle emoticons in hier name as a sign of respect for him! all of my contact like have it!

[callmegrunge]

this was a really really rare accident, like a one in a million thing >_< there's only been about 2 deaths by stingray recorded in Australia, making Steve the 3rd person to be killed by one in Aus. They were saying that he didn't stand a chance, not when the barb peirced his heart - he died within a matter of minutes.

I still find it hard to believe though, even with it all over the news and every TV station paying him tributes. He just seemed so much larger than life, invincible even. Suppose that goes to show, you never know what could happen. :(

[sethsangel123]

if it had been any other part of his body like his arm or leg or something he would have probably survived, because they can administer antibiotics but a sting to teh heart like that kills practically instantly

[OCallyFaN80]

I'm still in shock that he past away. When I first heard about it on the news, I thought they were saying that he was injuried by something unusual, not knowing that it was by a stingray. I didn't listen up closely, but when I saw a picture of him with his name and "1962-2006", my mouth just dropped with shock. I mean, he's the crocodile hunter! He went up to alligators and snakes! But, killed by a stingray? It's so hard to believe. The worst part and hurtful thing to hear was how it puntured his heart. That's just unbelieveable. His heart. That's just insane!

I will miss him truely. He's one hell of a hunter, that's for sure. Damn, I'll truely miss that accent of his... :(

RIP Steve Irwin, the one and only best Crocodile Hunter possibly ever...

[Theresa]

I was really sad about this. Steve seemed almost invincible, and he was so lively and friendly. I will definitely miss him. his show was one of my favourites because of his upbeat attitude. R.I.P xoxo

[Lalune*]

Its so sad, I heard his wife doesnt even know yet..

[sethsangel123]

terri knew pretty much straight away, she was on holiday with the 2 kids at cradle mountain in tasmania, they flew directly back up to maroochydoore when they got the news

[Lalune*]

Oh okay, weird then. In the paper here they said she was on a trip in Tasmania, and didn't know yet..

[sethsangel123]

you should see all the flowers that have been left outside of Australia Zoo, its really just amazing! its like all the flowers left outside of diana's castle after she was tragically killed 9 years ago

heres a pic: (from ninemsn.com.au, mainsite)

http://www.ninemsn.com.au/img/prem/0509_flowers_a.jpg

[seth_is_my_baby]

terri knew pretty much straight away, she was on holiday with the 2 kids at cradle mountain in tasmania, they flew directly back up to maroochydoore when they got the news

It's terrible that she didn't even get to see him before he died :(

[Theresa]

^ how true. I feel bad for his poor family. I guess he's in a better place now :heart: Is there a way we can pay a tribute to him online?

[seth_is_my_baby]

Ooh. I was watching a Steve Irwin tribute today, and they gave a web address... but I can't remember. I'll have a look around for you.

[Lalune*]

It's sad! oh and even more because it's all of a sudden!

[Kate]

http://i1.tinypic.com/2rgkx2b.jpg

[Krysie]

aw thats a cute banner but oh so sad:(

[OCallyFaN80]

Are you sure about the wife not being there for her? I swear I heard that his wife was supporting him, etc. I think she was there when she died.

Oh, it must be so hard for his wife to say it to the kids...

Cute banner, but yet, so sad...

[seth_is_my_baby]

http://i1.tinypic.com/2rgkx2b.jpg

That is totally adorable. Bindy, his daughter is just gorgeous!

I heard on the radio that she wasn't with him when he died. But I hope that isn't true because that makes it totally sad.

[Cilla]

That is totally adorable. Bindy, his daughter is just gorgeous!

I heard on the radio that she wasn't with him when he died. But I hope that isn't true because that makes it totally sad.

no his family was on vacation in Tasmania :( That's so sad :(

[seth_is_my_baby]

^^ Yeh, that is what I'd heard. Maybe you heard wrong OCallyFan...??

[Manon]

yeah i heard it yesterday :( i was like: NO WAY! but it was true :( it's been bothering me a bit all day yesterday

[Theresa]

^^ yeh i know, its making me so depressed. Im always sad when someone dies, but this is someone i used to watch like every day. seth_is_my_baby thanks for having a look for me it would be nice to have our say :)

[OCallyFaN80]

Yeah, sorry about that, you guys were right. I heard a few hours ago on Access Hollywood and showed an image where his wife was getting off the plane. Sorry about that, ignore that part from what I said.

[TennisFan714]

I still cannot believe he's dead, when I saw it on AOL the other day I was in complete shock... I still am actually :(

Well atleast he's in a better place now...

[Katherine]

For you Aussies out there I think there's a tribute to his life at 7:30 on Channel 9...

[famkes_daughter]

i'm so sad too
he was so funny
so happy
a good guy:(

[GuessGirl]

Everyone in my school was talking about it.

[Katherine]

All my students are talking about it as well...

[callmegrunge]

Yeah i watched the tribute on channel 9 last night :( I was in tears for most of it. By the way, that banner is so adorable... and yet, so sad... i mean, all I can think about is his family, especially poor Bindi loosing her hero in life, the one person she looked up to the most. I hope she chooses to carry on his legacy as she gets older...

[seth_is_my_baby]

I hope she chooses to carry on his legacy as she gets older...

That is what my Mum said. In about 10 years from now or something... I really hope so!

[Alfy]

I was shocked when I first read of this sunday early morning. is very sad

[Katherine]

I mean Bindi is starting to now. She was already talking to the crowd with Steve during shows...