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Well about him if havn't heard Steve Irwin "Crocodile Hunter" died today in a freak accident with a stingray.Heres the story

I don't know about you, but i'm sad.

This post has been edited by No-Name on 5th September 2006 01:53

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I'm sad, too. I thought he had an agreement with nature that he would catch them, show them to everybody, and then let them live in peace. Getting his heart punctured by the poisonous barb of a sting ray doesn't fit that agreement...

I'm quite sad, too. He was awesome.

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I couldn't beleive it I was shocked and incredibly sad. He was one of thoses people where you would day one of these days he's going to get killed but you never beleived it was gonna happen.

He's had a wife and two children, incredibly sad.

Truly a shame.

Although, when you look at it, despite him "putting them back" he DID basically harass lots of animals, right?

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I really liked him and thought he was great with what he did and why he did it

He didnt deserve death

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In the end, it boils down to two simple choices. Either you do or you don't.

Considering the amount of time he spent with dangerous animals and the near-death encounters he's had, it was only a matter of time before something did him in. He had luck and skill on his side up until now.

Still, a Stingray? I always thought it would be something bigger and badder with more teeth that would do in the famous Australian nut-job. Oh well, at least it's a rare enough kind of death to merit his uniqueness.

I'm pretty indifferent towards his death in general, but I do feel bad for his Wife and two young children who he's left behind.

A flippin' Stingray.
Wow.

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Okay, but there was a goat!

Seriously. I'm surprised it hasn't happened already. Oh well, at least he went away fittingly...but I still find it pretty hilarious.

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Quote (Dragon_Fire @ 4th September 2006 22:44)

Still, a Stingray? I always thought it would be something bigger and badder with more teeth that would do in the famous Australian nut-job. Oh well, at least it's a rare enough kind of death to merit his uniqueness.

And thats why he will never Rest In Peace.

Crocky Thats sad, but his Catch Phrase WILL Live on.

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And to top it off, he was Only 44 years old.....

This post has been edited by Dragon King on 4th September 2006 23:12

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I'm sad, too. I thought he had an agreement with nature that he would catch them, show them to everybody, and then let them live in peace. Getting his heart punctured by the poisonous barb of a sting ray doesn't fit that agreement...

Well, he didn't die of a poisonous barb per se. Rather, Irwin was just unfortunate enough to have the barb pierce his heart which induced cardiac arrest. Very unfair, seeing as how it's only the second stingray-related fatality in, well, ever.

But yeah, I'm gonna miss the guy too. True showman, with an indomitable will and a gentle heart. He shall be missed.

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Its sad, i just found out too, but it may have been only a matter of time to.

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Truly a shame.

Although, when you look at it, despite him "putting them back" he DID basically harass lots of animals, right?

Yes, I agree. This was bound to happen.

I do respect him and his work, though, he really did care about the environment and the animals.

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Well I found out a couple minutes ago, it's a shame

after playing around with poisonous snakes, crocadiles, and wild animals. Steve Irwin dies by getting stabbed through the chest by a stingray
something with an infetecimal chance of happening

when i first heard it I thought it was a joke

I'm going to miss Steve Irwin

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When I saw the news on a site, I thought it was a cruel joke, but when I read about it in CNN, I was shocked...I didn't enjoy his show, but I found his job funny and different from the regular wildlife shows and I liked his carefree attitude towards dangerous animals...
I still feel pretty bad for that...I think I'm goint to miss him

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i found out a couple minutes ago too, and im very sad


he was cool....

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When I heard at first I was like : Yeah right who is steve again?
And then I saw the news and i was like: Died due a stingray?
OMG for some reason that is one very lame way to die for someone as awesome as him.

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Crikey.

And that word only recently became part of my permanent and often-used vocabulary.

An online acquaintance lost a bet (along with several of her friends) because of that stingray. She predicted a croc would bite his arm off and he'd die from bleeding; others predicted various causes of death; one even bet that he was immortal.

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Well seeing as im an aussie it really cut me deep, i was in school at the time when i heard thinkin no way as if he died probly some stupid romour although when coming home hearing the truth it hit me hard.

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Steve Irwin, of Crocodile Hunter fame, has been fatally stabbed by a stingray.

His last moment of life was caught on film. He pulled the poisonous barb from his chest, where it had pierced his heart, and then died in the water.

Experts say he was not threatening the animal, but it might have felt trapped by Steve and the cameraman.

Steve, you crazy bastard, we'll miss you. I always figured you'd meet your end at the hands of the animals that you cared so much for. I dearly wish I could have been wrong about that.

Godspeed, Aussie.

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Somebody beat you to the punch.
well the thread has already been made
i will miss the aussie
strange isn't it after being around poisonous snakes and hungry crocadiles he dies by getting stabbed through the chest by a stingray.

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At least he was man enough to pull the barb out from his own chest.

This post has been edited by Cloud_Strife510 on 5th September 2006 13:25

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Yeah, I realized that after the fact.

Apologies all around, everyone. And thanks to the Mod who closed my thread and took the time to move my comments here. That was an extra touch you didn't have to do. Much appreciated.

This post has been edited by Hamedo on 5th September 2006 13:54

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The ironic thing is that pulling the barb is what caused the most damage. I don't know if he would've lived if it had been left in, but he certainly didn't help his cause by ripping out a 20cm barbed stinger from his heart.

Damn you, you freak. I had my money set on giant squid... RIP man.

The really sucky thing was how this happened while he was filming stuff for his daughter's show. Man is she ever gonna be bummed out...

Still, you can't help but admire this guy. Of all ways he could've died, he ended up getting the most unlikely, exotic one.

A grim day indeed...

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yea, it was sad to see the good old Crocodile hunter to bite the dust. and who knows what's going to happen in the near future.. I wonder if they might find a new Crocodile hunter to take Steve Irwin's place. who knows. I did enjoy watching his videos on other animials he hanged around with tho.

This post has been edited by Mewmon on 5th September 2006 18:53

I'm definately sad this happened. He was at the very least an exciting character and fun to watch. That said, this is too funny:



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It wasn't the stingray's fault that Steve died-he was in the wrong place at the wrong time. I went to biology class today (yes my first day of sophmore schooling) and my teacher said that when a stingray flaps the "wings" on the side of it, it's spike on the back goes up and unfortunately, Steve was right behind it. Also, it would of been possible to save him if he didn't pull out the spike because when he did, all the blood (including the blood right from the heart) came rushing out. I still feel bad. He was a good person.

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Dude. Like for real. I thought he would die from a croc biting his head off or something like that. I mean getting killed by a shark still would have been a better way for him to go. He was so cool too. I even have the croc hunter game and some other accesories from when I was younger. I miss him already! That's it! I'm gonna sneak into the water and kill it!

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It's is pretty sad that he died. He was really cool. But I definetly didn't expect it to abe a stingray to do him in.

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I was actually surprised that ANY animal took him down. When I heard he died, I was expecting something relatively more mundane, like a car crash or something.

**sigh** His death made me kind of sad, too.

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Well I don't see how anyone could be surprised that a guy who makes a living off of harrassing dangerous animals eventually gets fatally attacked by HEY! A dangerous animal. If anything it makes perfect sense that it'd be in a situation like this where he's basically underwater, stranded in the ocean with medical attention not imediately on hand. And the pulling out the barb thing didn't seem like a brightest idea to pull of when underwater. Prolly too late the instant it tagged him anyway if it was directly into the heart as I believe it happened. Oh well. Anyway, sad...sure why not. Surprising, not in the least.

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And since someone else started with that first image, I think I should post mine.

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This post has been edited by Glenn Magus Harvey on 7th September 2006 06:30

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STEVE DIES!

I had no internet access on labor day, but I found out the next day about Steve Irwin. I was like who the hell is Steve Irwin? Then I clicked and saw refereces of him as the "Crocodile Hunter" so I realized who he was then.

Kind of funny how he easily lost to a stingray though. He's been used to stronger animals than that before.

I'm not really so shocked that he died since I never had interest in him or his show. I feel sorry for his fans.