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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: Damaramu on September 04, 2006, 06:44:03 AM
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THE Crocodile Man, Steve Irwin, is dead.
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.
Ambulance officers confirmed they attended a reef fatality this morning at Batt Reef off Port Douglas.
It is understood Mr Irwin was killed around midday, Eastern Australian time.
More soon
SOURCE (http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,20349534-952,00.html)
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Crikey! I just heard about this, but thought it was a joke. What a shame. I used to watch that show all the time.
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Read he was killed by a stingray. Surprised the hell outta me. My sympathy for Terry and the kids.
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Damn that was shocking
RIP Steve Irwin, I liked the guy :(
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Oh, it is true? last time there is a rumour but this time seem legit.. RIP man.. He really a good crocodile hunter..
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Tragic, Yes. Shocking, No. It's like hearing a hotrodder dying in a car crash, really. At least he died doing what he loved.
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:( a fellow aussie who's no longer with us :(
He was human after all.
RIP Steve
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Too bad. I thought he'd be eaten by a crocodile. But it seems that stingrays are dangerous as well. RIP.
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I just saw this on CNN, so it's definitely true :(
RIP Steve. He was a great man who simply followed his dreams and lived his passion to the fullest, we'll miss him.
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Damn, here I was thinking the guy was near immortal when it comes to handling dangerous animals. Always thought he was entertaining whenever I saw him with his larger than life personality. R.I.P.
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:( That's sad. He was such a great person and a great personality.
I loved his show.
RIP Steve!
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I Didn't know that stingrays were that dangerous... R.I.P Steve. Cairns is a beautiful city (I've been there before so i know). At least he was around beautiful scenery and died doing what he loved.
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After all of the rumours I've heard, this one's finally true..He will be missed.
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Just saw this on the news. Poor man. I loved his show and his work in the zoo. Very sad news damnit :( Rest in peace.
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I Didn't know that stingrays were that dangerous...
They have a barb at the end of their tail for defence.
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Rest in Peace, Steve.
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am i the only person who's not sad about this? i mean, sure, anyone's death is to be mourned, but Steve Irwin? purveyor of negative, reactionary stereotypes about Australians?
very few of us aussies are thicko bushies who live in the outback, rousing crocs for a living - none of us, i'd be willing to bet. and yet he made a career out of feeding this sterotype. more power to him as an individual for being able to make shedloads of money doing so - but i won't miss him.
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RIP steve..
he was a cool guy and a fellow australian.. my sympathies for his family..
hes the type of guy who would want us to think stingrays were still safe just so we could experience what he loved..
farewell my friend
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am i the only person who's not sad about this?
No! I can honestly say I wasn't a fan at all, and never watched that show. Coming to think about it, I only remember seeing him on TV twice, and both times because he screwed up. Once was when he dangled his new born baby infront of a croc, and the other when he touched some near extinct penguin or someother rare thing.
While Steve, just like Paul Hogan, help to promote Australia, they both really gave the wrong impression of a typical Aussie male, cause we just aren't like that at all.
@idiotboy: Didn't know you're an Aussie too.
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I Didn't know that stingrays were that dangerous...
Well they aren't... I read that this was the second stingray death in Australia ever..
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am i the only person who's not sad about this? i mean, sure, anyone's death is to be mourned, but Steve Irwin? purveyor of negative, reactionary stereotypes about Australians?
So, because what he does on TV (which in my opinion, represents everyone wrongly), you don't think his death should be mourned? Sorry, but you're a dick.
In any case, I enjoyed what he did on TV, his antics were crazy, but always funny. Most of all, I mourn the death of an educator. Many people, through his shows, learned more about animals than they would've doing anything else, so I respect him for what he's done.
At least he died in style.
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I like his documentries... =(
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man that's too bad. my condolences to his family. too bad his daughter isn't going to remember much about him :( she's like 2 right? but man he was awesome and brave.
R.I.P. Crocodile Hunter
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I always expected him to have a few serious accidents but I always thought he'd survive. I bet he'd been bitten by a few snakes in his time, but they'd have the anti-venom on standby. At least he died doing what he loved, not that it's much consolation. A brave guy.
very few of us aussies are thicko bushies who live in the outback, rousing crocs for a living - none of us, i'd be willing to bet. and yet he made a career out of feeding this sterotype.
That's not that impression he gave to me at all.
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I was shocked when I heard this on the news earlier today. It's sad that he died so young and that he left his family behind.
Rest in peace, Steve Irwin.
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Seriosuly, such a crappy way to start my day :(
I was just the other day telling my boyfriend how much I loved watching Steve Irwin's shows because it's easy to see how much he loves his job. Enthusiasm and joy makes me happy, plus the shows become more fun to watch. Few other wildlife-show people show such enthusiasm for their work as Steve did.
I feel really sorry for his wife and kids, I also expect that his coworkers must have a pretty hard time now. What a loss ._.
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am i the only person who's not sad about this? i mean, sure, anyone's death is to be mourned, but Steve Irwin? purveyor of negative, reactionary stereotypes about Australians?
very few of us aussies are thicko bushies who live in the outback, rousing crocs for a living - none of us, i'd be willing to bet. and yet he made a career out of feeding this sterotype. more power to him as an individual for being able to make shedloads of money doing so - but i won't miss him.
Oh. God, and I thought that his shows were about him dealing with animals, it turns out they were about setting an image for male aussies..:rolleyes: So, tell me, do you see every african-american, or mexican, or italian as portrayed by some TV shows? Because when I saw Irwin's shows I saw a weird guy having fun his own way teaching us about animals, I never saw him as the ideal model for australian males. I'm sure you're a fine person, and not at all like Irwin, but with comments like yours you're really making honor to your screen name
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Really terrible news to end the holiday weekend. Anyone who has ever lived with me knew how much I loved his shows (particularly "The Croc Hunter Diaries" which showed the bts stuff that happens at a zoo). He did a lot of good for conservation above anything else and IMO did alot for Australian tourism.
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Tragic, Yes. Shocking, No. It's like hearing a hotrodder dying in a car crash, really. At least he died doing what he loved.
QFT
Totally
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I Didn't know that stingrays were that dangerous...
Well they aren't... I read that this was the second stingray death in Australia ever..
If they were NOT dangerous, he would NOT be dead. Stingrays just aren't that aggressive. That does NOT mean, however, that they WON'T attack at all. As was previously said here, their tail is used for defence, and they've developed a barb on that tail as part of that defence. In the animal world it's kill or be killed (or more precisely, kill or be eaten). Whatever he was doing, he obviously scared that stingray enough that it's instinct told it to strike out with it's tail.
Any animal that can potentially cause your death, no matter how unlikely that may happen, is dangerous. While Irwin often spoke about how you need to be careful around animals, he often ignored his own advice on his own show with the way he agitated poisonous snakes and other potentially dangerous animals (I won't even mention his baby incident, as that example of irresponsibility is a different ball of wax). I totally respect the guy for his passion for his chosen profession, but WITH ALL DO RESPECT...something like this was bound to happen sooner or later. The odds just caught up with him.
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Yeah man, I'm not gonna say that I'm not sorry that this happened or whatever, because a death of a man is naturally hard to deal with for most. But really, the odds just did catch up with him, and following his own advice is something he didn't do very well. Like, come on now. "Don't be a dumbass like me and go up to the poisonous snake to try to pet it like a puppy." That kinda thing would make me change the channel in front of my own kids and say to them "Don't do what that guy does, or you'll wind up dead." Though I respect his wanting to make educational tv fun, I think he just played against fate for too long.
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If they were NOT dangerous, he would NOT be dead. Stingrays just aren't that aggressive. That does NOT mean, however, that they WON'T attack at all. As was previously said here, their tail is used for defence, and they've developed a barb on that tail as part of that defence. In the animal world it's kill or be killed (or more precisely, kill or be eaten). Whatever he was doing, he obviously scared that stingray enough that it's instinct told it to strike out with it's tail.
True. But I didn't say that stingrays aren't dangerous at all. Like you said, every animal is. But I meant that stingrays aren't killers just seeking another poor diver to be stabbed and poisoned to death.
We might never know, but I think Irwin was probably trying to grab its tail or something more stupid.
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Yea he used up his spare lives prety quick. Just a freekish unfortunate accident me thinks.
Kinda feel sorry for his son and daughter rather then anyone else. He will definately be one of a kind. No one will beable to replace him!
Matt
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We might never know, but I think Irwin was probably trying to grab its tail or something more stupid.
The news is reporting that the cameraman caught it all. Apparently Irwin pulled the barb out of his chest and then surfaced before quickly losing consciousness.
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i heard that his ass got got by a stingray in the chest or something and it stung him in the heart or something. well hes dead now
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There's a more detailed explanation of his death in Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Irwin) now. It seems that he wasn't doing anything stupid, just unlucky.
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also heard he got stung in the heart. Guess it was his time to go, R.I.P.
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To think that it was a stingray that got him :o .
Anyway, R.I.P. Steve.
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From what I saw he was a great guy. When I had gone to the Australian Zoo I saw him perform a live show with the "crocs". Kinda sucks he died at this age though, If it was something like in 20 or so years then would have given his son and daughter to grow up some more with their father.
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Such a tragedy. I feel most for his daughter and son. Steve Irwin would definitely be a great father. I can just see it now, after his son playing Mercenaries(or something to that effect in 10 years): "Dad, can I go hijack a tank?" "Crikey! I have been waiting for you to ask that for years! Just make sure you tackle the guards onto their bellies and tape their jaws shut. They might roll around a bit so make sure you keep yourself firmly planted on their back!"
I'm terrible, I know..
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Thats bad. I liked the Show here in Germany. Most reportages are boring and bad commented. His way of describing was very interesting. My main subject in school was biology, so I'm interested in such things.
Here it wasn't in the news yet.
My condolences for his family too.
His wife has to do the animalpark alone yet, thats hard.
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Aww wow I heard it on the news and I was sad ... We had a whole disscussion abot it in school... :tama-mad: I am mad I loved the guy he was sooo cool... I used to watch him all the time :kcrazy: I was compleatly Mortified when I found out how he was killed It is o sad however I also found out that they actually have a tape of the death of him... My condolences to the family and friends
R.I.P Steve Irwin
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Read this first from a newspaper. Sad cause stingrays are normally peaceful animals.
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A field biologist and conservationist dies while making a wildlife documentary... It'd be sadder if it wasn't so damn heroic.
Steve, you were a good man, and when the earth is again green with life, your role in public education will have played a large part man's successful stewardship.
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RIP Steve
Tackle them Stingrays up there will ya?
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A hell of a guy. Too bad that he's gone and I offer my condolences to his family.
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He will never be forgotten, a great passionate man who had great love for animals.
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The only thing that really shocked me was the stingray. wtf?
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RIP Steve Irwin. :(
That's crazy huh, like 16 people in the world were killed this way.
His shows were always fun to watch. What's most disturbing is they probably have recorded footage of his death :o
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What's most disturbing is they probably have recorded footage of his death :o
I hope that footage never gets released >_< That'd be terrible and unnecessary and extremely painful or even traumatic for his family... It's scary to think that some moron might get access to it and it'd end up widespread on the internet >_
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First post ahaks,
the news shock me a little bit. dying bcoz of sumthin that i never heard be4. (sacred to swim again). however, i appreciate on what he done on animal, i luv animal too. ahaks. may he rest in peace.
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I hope that footage never gets released >_< That'd be terrible and unnecessary and extremely painful or even traumatic for his family... It's scary to think that some moron might get access to it and it'd end up widespread on the internet >_
It's not like his family has to watch it if it released. And the video isn't probably anything dramatic... I hope they reveal it someday, since it's a rare way to die and might prevent other accidents like this. You can see much more horrible and traumatic deaths in the news every night.
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'Crocodile Hunter' took out barb on tape (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060905/ap_en_ce/obit_irwin)
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Unfortunately, a man's death doesn't curb man's inability to remain stupid at all times. I've read in the paper that people are wanting to go and kill the stingray that killed Steve Irwin. :evil:
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^ Wow... Good luck to the people who are looking for that one stingray:rolleyes:
Seriously though, you can't really blame his death on the stingray. :-|
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Yeah, Irwin took the barb out and then he passed out ( which is probablty when he died since the barb went through his heart). But last time I heard on the news they were trying to get the actual footage? I would like to see it as well. I think according to his publicist, Irwin always talked about if he were to die, he'd want it to be doing something crazy with animals.
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Can't believe some of you guys actually want to see a person die.. Whatever rocks your boat, I guess, but I'm with Rei-chan, and hope it's never made public.
As much as I wasn't a fan of Steves, he was an Aussie icon, and if a person does leak that footage, he's gonna get lynched.
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Yeah I wouldn't watch it either. Just remember that it's not like a TV programme or a movie, that when a character dies you know really, the actor playing them is not physically dead. If you watch the footage of Steve's death, that is him literally dying right before your eyes...
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Ok I agree... It might be traumatic to his family if it's released now and every TV channel is showing it. But personally I don't see anything bad watching it. Seeing the accident doesn't disgrace him or anything.
Just watch the news and you'll see people dying every night.
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how ironic
i saw this at Aunt Sarah's Pancake House last week
I ordered the reeces cup pancakes. totally fattening, but SOO effin good
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pancakes?? wtf?
farewell stevie!! are there crocodiles in heaven?
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Ok I agree... It might be traumatic to his family if it's released now and every TV channel is showing it. But personally I don't see anything bad watching it. Seeing the accident doesn't disgrace him or anything.
Just watch the news and you'll see people dying every night.
I dunno where you live, but I've never ever seen a person dying on local or USA news O_o They might say a lot of people die, they might even show a dead body on the floor, but they don't show people actually being killed. Maybe some people, like you, wouldn't find it disturbing. But I doubt that most people would agree...
And it's not that it disgraces him or anything... But, first of all, think of the family... if something like that happened to a member of your family, would you really be ok with his death being turned into the latest hot online video? I doubt it.
I understand your point of how it could be used for awareness on the dangers of animals or something maybe. But showing this video isn't really the way to raise awareness on that. Someone's death is a serious moment that deserves respect, and it certainly shouldnt become another piece of media entertainment for the masses...
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I've read in the paper that people are wanting to go and kill the stingray that killed Steve Irwin. :evil:
Yeah, that's what's happening, it was reported in todays news.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200609/s1739493.htm
http://www.tmz.com/2006/09/12/stingray-slaughter-blamed-on-irwin-fans/
http://www.deeperblue.net/newsfull.php/1380
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Now that really annoys me. Not only is it a ridiculous notion to take revenge on an animal purely because it was following it's own instinct as part of it's nature, as all animals do, but now 10 innocent stingrays are killed as a result, with no regards on how it would affect the ecosystem. And if they were fans, they would surely know that it wouldn't be what Irwin wanted. Morons.
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Yeah, well said Tuffty!
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Having people go out and "take revenge" on innocent sea creatures, because one of them acted in self defense, is just downright stupid. Hopefully the 10 that were killed, were done by the same group of idiots, and they are caught and severely punished.
As for the footage, since his family turned down an offer for a state funeral, and went for a small private ceremony without the media, it must be quite clear they don't want his death turned into a media circus, which releasing that footage would do. I could understand if parts of it were released, that showed how big the ray was, and how close he was swimming next to it, but not the attack itself. And there's no real need to see it. Just knowing they can kill people, should be enough warning not to swim near them.
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Yeah, these guys killing stingrays are not obsessed fans but just psycho nutcases. WTF man. This is not what Steve Irwin was about. People in the world confuse me sometimes.
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I guess Steve Irwin wouldn't want them to kill stingrays for him.
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It happened again, but unlike Steve, this old guy was smart enough to leave the barb in, and have it removed at hospital.
Bertakis and his family members told police that a spotted eagle ray leaped out of the water and onto their 18-foot boat. When Bertakis tried to lift the stingray out of the boat, it hit him in the chest with its poisonous barbed tail. (http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/state/sfl-1018stingrayattack,0,4508590.story)
ABC News Stream (http://rtsp://media1.abc.net.au/reallibrary/news/200610/20061020-stingray_16_9_bband.rm) Real Media
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Irwin was sort of a dick. He did this thing where he''d throw a croc off a boat and chase it down, just to prove he could. Ah whatever, he seemed like a nice guy...