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Post by Darth Turkish on Sept 4, 2006 11:10:04 GMT -5
aka the Crocodile Hunter was killed while filming stingrays.
A stingray's barb hit him through the chest.
Damn, I always I liked that guy. He was really wacky, but he did not care.I always have thought that he was going to get it one of these days, playing so close to the animals like he did, but I never thought it would really happen.
Regards to his wife and family.
RIP
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Post by swarm on Sept 4, 2006 11:27:05 GMT -5
You knew something like this was going to happen sooner or later...
I enjoyed the guy and his show and I feel bad that he leaves behind two young kids...
I read it is very rare to be killed by a sting ray, which makes the whole thing even more strange.
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Post by ampmexpress on Sept 4, 2006 12:06:39 GMT -5
His shows have been watched in my household for many years and it's a shame that he died, I hope his family will be okey.
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Post by blueraider1 on Sept 4, 2006 12:36:12 GMT -5
RIP steve irwin. you will be missed  |
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Post by traviz on Sept 4, 2006 13:05:38 GMT -5
My little boy loved watching the crocodile hunter and even made me take him to see the movie when it came out. I'm saddened by the news and wish his family the best.
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Post by Big Bri on Sept 4, 2006 13:41:26 GMT -5
It's kind of like when Atkins died from a heart attack. He had it coming. I'm sorry that he died, and I enjoyed his show, but it's the truth.
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Post by Dragon Breath on Sept 4, 2006 13:54:49 GMT -5
It's kind of like when Atkins died from a heart attack. He had it coming. I'm sorry that he died, and I enjoyed his show, but it's the truth. Atkins died from a severe head injury caused from slipping on an icy sidewalk. Obit linked. www.suntimes.com/output/obituaries/cst-nws-atkins18.html |
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Post by Vidtek on Sept 4, 2006 15:25:59 GMT -5
I go to sleep early (I work overnights) and when I wake up this is the news I first see...darn. I'm very sad about this. The Croc Hunter was always one of my favorite shows when it debued and still is today. He did great things for conservation and animal protection. And on top of that he loved reptiles and I, for one, can't not like a guy who loves reptiles. Anyway, I will miss Steve Irwin, and personally I will call this a freak accident and not "what he had coming."
Big Time
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Post by Werner Mueck on Sept 4, 2006 16:30:08 GMT -5
I wouldn't say he had it coming either. It's a shock but it doesn't suprise me that he would go working with animals.... but not like this. From what I heard, he wasn't even messing with the stingray, he was talking about coral. It was a freak accident that really could have happened to anybody. Heard about this last night in a chat, a regular heard it on Australian news and came in to tell us. Our first thought was that the chatter was screwing around but within a half hour it was all over the net. Bad news.
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Post by Big Bri on Sept 4, 2006 19:57:28 GMT -5
It's kind of like when Atkins died from a heart attack. He had it coming. I'm sorry that he died, and I enjoyed his show, but it's the truth. Atkins died from a severe head injury caused from slipping on an icy sidewalk. Obit linked. www.suntimes.com/output/obituaries/cst-nws-atkins18.htmlMy bad. |
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Post by swarm on Sept 4, 2006 20:13:36 GMT -5
After he died I believe they found that he had a very bad heart and clogged arteries or something... the Adkins diet is crap. Plain and simple it is very dangerous, very unhealthy, and a very stupid thing to do to your body. I kind of think the guy was an idiot. |
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Post by blueraider1 on Sept 4, 2006 20:18:48 GMT -5
i heard he got stung right in the heart by the sting ray.
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Post by swarm on Sept 4, 2006 20:44:54 GMT -5
i heard he got stung right in the heart by the sting ray. That is true neil. |
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Post by Pete on Sept 4, 2006 21:56:43 GMT -5
Yep...stingray venom alone usually isn't going to kill you unless you completely ignore it. Odd thing is stingrays usually only use venom as a last resort. Their first instinct is to swim away.
Irwin got it right through the heart.
I don't agree with some of the things he did (feeding a crocodile with one hand while holding his infant son with the other), and sometimes his persona was annoying (I often thought his accent was overexaggerated for effect). However, he was a tireless conservationist and tried to use his programming to educate people in an age of junk-TV. For that, he'll be missed.
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Post by blueraider1 on Sept 4, 2006 22:01:09 GMT -5
well they did do cpr on him.
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Post by Splattercat on Sept 4, 2006 23:05:43 GMT -5
I've had multiple discussions about Steve Irwin's passing already...It is indeed simply bad luck that he died this way...Apparently, he wasn't even doing anything out of standard practice for interacting with a Stingray (though I could have been mislead)...From where he got hit, pretty much 2 inches in any direction and he'd have (most likely) lived...
By comparison, he's recovered from far more dangerous attacks than that of a Stingray, this one just hit him in precisely the right spot to kill him...
Some Aussie's I play City of Heroes with were making jokes about it...Apparently, it's allowed (encouraged?) with them...Sort of a celebratory thing I suppose...however respectful it may have been for them, I couldn't bring myself to partake of course...It's sad, and he, and his many wildlife contributions will be missed...
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Post by spiderbite on Sept 5, 2006 2:06:51 GMT -5
When you mess with stingrays eventually you'll get stung. I too figured he'd go out in an animal attack, but thought it would be a gator. From one animal lover to another God Bless and thanks for all the great fun and education that you brought from the animal kingdom. May your soul rest in the great big outdoors in the sky.
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Post by gatekeeper on Sept 7, 2006 9:13:52 GMT -5
Sad to see him go but when you live life perpetually on the edge, I can't say it was a total shock.
I feel for his 2 children, now fatherless.
I'm sure he had some life insurance so I think his family will be ok , monetarily.
I liked his TV shows and miss his wacky antics.
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Post by ferg on Sept 30, 2006 22:31:15 GMT -5
Not to sound irreverant, but wouldn't of beast-rider been a lot like him?
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Post by offspring515 on Oct 1, 2006 8:28:04 GMT -5
Hmmm....actually I could see Beast Rider being like him. Interesting observation.
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IPPON!!
