Crocodile Hunter Killed

[Brandon Rhea]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060904/ap_on_en_tv/obit_irwin

 

[Sovereign]

WHAT!? Is this a joke!? I used to watch his show.

 

[Empress]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Brandon Rhea @ Sep 4 2006, 06:01 AM) [snapback]108565[/snapback]</div>

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060904/ap_on_en_tv/obit_irwin
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noooooooooooo, how the hell can that bve, Steve was a bad ass,, and of all the things he did, you mean to tell me a PASSIVE RAY did him in?!?

 

[Brandon Rhea]

It seems serious. I've seen it on a bunch of websites and it was on the news. The stingray's barb, aka. the long tail thing on a stingray, went through his chest.

 

[Empress]

guess so, I saw it on CBS's pjhilidelphia site as an AP report, then I got this off " sctosman" news..

Australia's "Crocodile Hunter" Irwin dies

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Steve Irwin, the quirky Australian naturalist who won worldwide acclaim, has died in a marine accident off Australia's northeast coast, local media reported on Monday.

Queensland state government sources quoted by Australian Associated Press (AAP) said Irwin, 44, whose television show "The Crocodile Hunter" won international acclaim and popularised the phrase "Crikey", was believed to have been killed by a stingray barb that pierced his chest.

He was filming an underwater documentary off Port Douglas when the accident occurred, the report said.

Sky Television also reported that Irwin had been stung by a sting ray.

Australian emergency officials could not immediately confirm the reports.

Irwin won a global following for his daredevil antics but also triggered outrage in 2004 by holding his then one-month-old baby while feeding a snapping crocodile at his Australian zoo.

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[Damien Nightblade]

YES STEVE DIED!!! HAHA!!! that is soo funny.......wait...no more steve irwin jokes....damn....Crikey..

 

[Brandon Rhea]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Jedi Master Trillan Darksword @ Sep 4 2006, 01:15 AM) [snapback]108571[/snapback]</div>

YES STEVE DIED!!! HAHA!!! that is soo funny.......wait...no more steve irwin jokes....damn....Crikey..
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That was NO WHERE near funny, dude.

 

[Phil]

Trillian, show some freaking sympathy! :12:

THis is horrible. I didnt watch his show much, but he was cool. Sad he went out like this...

 

[Empress]

has to be offical, CNN has offically posted it, along with ABCNews
http://www.cnn.com/

 

[live2rock]

Actually, it's better that he went out like this. Too soon, yes, but it's better to die doing something you love than suffering from Cancer for years on end.

 

[Brandon Rhea]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(The Matron @ Sep 4 2006, 01:20 AM) [snapback]108575[/snapback]</div>

has to be offical, CNN has offically posted it[/b]

:18:

 

[Phil]

I can only imagine how his wife and Kids are feeling right now...

 

[Brandon Rhea]

I think he only has one kid, a two year old.

 

[live2rock]

Now I can't watch Dr. Dolittle 2 without having some kind of Response to the Scene where he screams "CRIKEY, ME ARM!".

 

[Phil]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Brandon Rhea @ Sep 3 2006, 10:26 PM) [snapback]108580[/snapback]</div>

I think he only has one kid, a two year old.
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Originally posted by Wikipedia
The Irwins have two children: a daughter, Bindi Sue Irwin (born 24 July 1998), and a son, Robert (Bob) Clarence Irwin (born 1 December 2003). Their dog, Sui, from which their daughter's middle name was derived, died in June 2004.

It could be wrong, since Wikipedia can get changed at times, i dunno. :\

 

[Brandon Rhea]

I only knew of the second one.

 

[Revan The Great]

He's one of the people you always expect to be there. You always expect crocidile hunter jokes to have a living face to go with. It's as it would be if Chuck Norris died.

 

[Brandon Rhea]

Well, we wouldn't have to hear those goddamn Chuck Norris jokes anymore....

 

[The Agriculturist]

A moment of silence.

 

[Phil]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Brandon Rhea @ Sep 3 2006, 10:45 PM) [snapback]108590[/snapback]</div>

Well, we wouldn't have to hear those goddamn Chuck Norris jokes anymore....
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Amen to that.