Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin killed

[Rabrrrrrr]

11 minutes ago

CAIRNS, Australia - Steve Irwin, the hugely popular Australian television personality and conservationist known as the "Crocodile Hunter," was killed Monday by a stingray while filming off the Great Barrier Reef. He was 44.

Irwin was at Batt Reef, off the remote coast of northeastern Queensland state, shooting a segment for a series called "Ocean's Deadliest" when he swam too close to one of the animals, which have a poisonous bard on their tails, his friend and colleague John Stainton said.

"He came on top of the stingray and the stingray's barb went up and into his chest and put a hole into his heart," said Stainton, who was on board Irwin's boat at the time.

Crew members aboard the boat, Croc One, called emergency services in the nearest city, Cairns, and administered CPR as they rushed the boat to nearby Low Isle to meet a rescue helicopter. Medical staff pronounced Irwin dead when they arrived a short time later, Stainton said.

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

[BikeWriter]

1. A pisser, ain't it, though I've predicted his death for ten years. :-(

[datasuspect]

2. crikey

that's one hell of a way to die. shiver.

[RFKHumphreyObama]

3. Thanks Rabrrrrr

There's already a discussion on this here in the Lounge and there's also a thread about it in LBN :hi:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x5588747

Very, very tragic:cry:

[xchrom]

4. so sad.

i just saw that -- i'm sure this is a surprise down under.

[NewJeffCT]

5. wow, poor guy

I feel sorry for his family & fans.

Australia seems to have more than its share of deadly animals!