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I just really can't believe that he passed away. All of the snakes, crocs, and other deadly animals that he studied and spent time with... :'( It is a tragedy...first Sui, now him! Hopefully Sui and Steve are rejoined at the Rainbow Bridge, playing and catching crocs together. RIP, Steve Irwin!
i just saw this on the news! :eek: :( how terrible! R.I.P.
RIP steve!! you will be missed! loved to watch your show, you were so energetic and cared so much for your animals and your family! you were a great ambassador to the animals!!
How sad, I enjoyed his show when I use to get the
Animal Planet Channel. :(
I'm totally in shock right now... I grew up watching his show, I just can't believe he's gone :( I always admired his passion and his love for animals...
RIP Steve, you will be missed. :(
I'm still in shock. This morning when I saw that on the news I was speechless. :(
I used to watch his shows all the time, and still do from time to time. I was one of his fans as well, even though I thought he did some really crazy things. But like Orangotango stated he was such a kind and upbeat person who always seemed happy. He knew so much about animals and loved all of them dearly. I cannot believe it. I really wish this was some sick joke, because the world just lost a wonderful man if it isn't. :(
Condolences to his family and friends at Austraila zoo.
RIP Steve :( :(
I was so shocked!!!!OH! MY! GOD!!!
For Steve :(
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HGCDt1eHDE
This is so sad :( :( :(
That's really sad. I liked that guy. Eccentric, but fascinated with animals...so i could relate. I think he went out doing what he loved. So in that sense it's not so tragic. I've only just found out through this thread. Thanks so much guys, for the articles and the tributes. RIP Steve. :(
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Originally Posted by rosethecopycat
my thoughts exactly......oh man, I saw him on the news, but as I donīt care about news I didnīt paid enough attention to see what was it about..........until now I read this........oh so sad news :(
big loss to animal lovers population.......RIP Steve...... you did great thing while you where here, and you will remain in those you touched.......hopefully a better generation will become........
I saw it in the news today. :( What a tragedy!!!
Kirsten
So sad!!! :(
It's a bit ironic that it was a stingray and not a croc that killed him though.
At least he went doing what he loved and not sitting on the john like Elvis did.
RIP Steve!
Very, very sad.. :( I used to watch his show ALL the time.
Oh wow! Now I'm crying, that was wonderful.Quote:
Originally Posted by K9soul
I know I said it already, but RIP Steve, you'll be dearly missed! :(
:( I used to watch his show when I was younger too. :( ..So sad
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I'm still in a bit of denial .. =\
I heard on the news that the stingray's stinger went directly into his heart. Usually they're not fatal otherwise, just extremely painful. But the injury to the heart itself was probably fatal, even without the stingray's poison that was injected into his heart.
What a tragedy! I really feel for his family. I watched a show recently where he and his wife and children visited National Parks in the USA. His children are so cute, and he was teaching them his love for, and knowledge of, nature and animals. He seemed to be a devoted father, and I am sure his kids, especially his daughter, and his wife, are absolutely devastated. His little boy probably doesn't understand what has happened, and/or what is going on.............
Deb
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Originally Posted by Soapets
The stingray was buried in the sand and Irwin must have startled it. He accidently boxed it in. Quick movements or motion towards to stingray can cause them to attack, but they are normally not aggressive creatures at all.
Their barbs are like a knife with teeth on both sides.. that going through the front of his chest would definitely be a fatal blow. It caused him to go into cardiac arrest. He was killed moments after the blow.
Taken from Steve's IMDB.com profile:
"He tells his camera crew to always be filming. If he needs help, he will ask for it. Even if he is eaten by a shark or croc, the main thing he wants is that it be filmed. If he died, he would be sad if no one got it on tape."
Personal quote:
"If something ever happens to me, people are gonna be like 'we knew a croc would get him!'"
The saddest part is that he had little kids, didn't he? :(
:( Yep. A 2 year old son and an 8 year old daughter.
Beautiful tribute, K9soul. Thanks for sharing. I'm tearing as I type this. :(
I was on vacation for the past few days, and then when I saw it on the Tivo last night...it was terrible. I started crying, as did my mom. It was just so...unexpected. I knew he did some crazy stuff and all, but I didn't think he would pass on right now, like that. I just really don't know what to say...Prayers for his family and friends, Terri and kids. ~hugs~
What a comforting thought.Quote:
Originally Posted by rosethecopycat
:( I'm really sad to learn of Steve Irwin's death. I have a great deal of respect for this man who had such a passion for reptiles. His enthusiasm and unconventional style made reptiles a whole lot more interesting & fun to learn about for many people. I heard an interview with Jack Hanna, who said that Steve the most knowledgeable expert on reptiles in the whole world.
It's such a shock, but if it was his time to go, Steve wouldn't have wanted it any other way. RIP Steve
Yup he had two little ones a Girl Bindy Sue whom they say is already following in his footsteps with her love for animals & a 3 year old "Mini Steve" called Robert... This is all so very sad news for the people of Australia and the animal world in general to loose such a great animal legend.... He's given so much of his time and love to the many animal species of the world..... Tomorrow Is promised to nobody & he left this world a better place and doing what he loved best of all......~God must have thought you "Special" to take you as he did they say he only takes the best and this he surely did..May you have a safe journey Home Steve~
I'm still pretty much in shock. Can't believe he's gone. RIP Steve :(.
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i still cant believe that he passed away. He was such an amazing person. :( :(
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Me too. That is so sad.
I saw that on the news at the Ranch. I thought it was soo werid out of all the things he does he gets killed by a stingray... you'd think after dealing with all these crocodiles if he were to ever get hurt it'd be getting killed by one of thing. RIP Steve. Yes he does have children.. when the younger one was a baby he took it in with the gators....
Irwins leave Tassie holiday
By HELEN KEMPTON , Tuesday, 5 September 2006
HEADING HOME: Bindi Irwin leads mum Terri and brother Bob across the tarmac at Devonport Airport to the private jet late yesterday afternoon. Picture: PETER LORD
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Little Bob Irwin clutched his pink pig and looked on bewildered yesterday as his mum Terri and eight-year-old sister Bindi walked quickly across the Devonport Airport tarmac to board a private jet.
It was about 5.15pm.
Just hours earlier, Steve Irwin's three-year-old son, wife and daughter had been holidaying at Cradle Mountain when they heard the terrible news that Australia's Crocodile Hunter had died while filming a documentary about the sea's most dangerous creatures.
A stoic Mrs Irwin drove her two children and two other women down from the mountain and into the old control tower compound at Devonport Airport.
A white jet had landed 20 minutes earlier.
Mrs Irwin got her bags out of the white four-wheel drive, shook hands with the pilot and then guided her children on to the plane to fly home to Queensland and face the grim reality of what had happened at the Great Barrier Reef.
Bindi had her arms full of blankets and her young face showed she understood better than her little brother the gravity of the situation.
Other passengers in the terminal watched on in shock as news of Irwin's sudden death spread quickly.
Devonport police Insp. Lachland Avery said Mrs Irwin appeared to be holding up well in the circumstances.
"She was a bit upset but outwardly very strong," Insp. Avery said yesterday after meeting the Irwins on the tarmac.
Mrs Irwin had contacted Tasmania Police early yesterday afternoon after hearing the news of her husband's death from friends and family in Queensland and via the radio.
It is understood the group - the Irwins and two women many presumed were members of Mrs Irwin's American family - had been in the State only a short while before their holiday was cut short by tragedy.
"She knew of Steve's death before I had to contact her," Sgt Paul Devine said yesterday as he waited for Mrs Irwin to arrive at the airport.
Earlier in the day, calls had been made for a helicopter to fly into Cradle Mountain to fly the family out.
This was not possible and Mrs Irwin drove the 100km from the popular holiday spot to the nearest airport to get home.
OMG. How sad :( :( :(
People from all over the world are posting tribute messages to him here:
http://www.worldtributes.com/tributes/steveirwin.php
I just come home to read this horrible thread I wish it where not real. :(
This is so sad I loved this man's ways of dealing and working with nature.
He made people laugh and people so intrested in the way he worked with the crocodile's and other animals of this earth.
This man was very brave and did his work very intresting so that people pf all age's could enjoy his shows but now he's only a memorey.
Im so sorry for Steve's family they must feel so sad and lost in what has happened I know he loved his family very much and his wife so dearly.
Rest in peace Steve and may you always be in every fan's heart that you thrilled and amazed with your speacail gift and talent.
seen it on the news
He died doing what he loved best. Apparently he didn't suffer, thank God. Even though people thought he was crazy, overzealous, goofy, whatever, at least he stood up for what he believed and loved and opened our eyes to the lives of all animals. I'm betting he bypassed the Pearly Gates and headed straight for Rainbow Bridge. Lots of open paws, wings, hoofs, flappers...
Safe journey, mate. Thanks for making the world a better place. Peace to Terri, Bindi and Bob.
It's so sad to see someone so full of life die so young. :( I really liked his work and respected him because he loved the, so called unloveable animals.
I wasn't a huge fan of Irwin's...
I just heard a story of a rescue he made in Mexco of a lost suba diver....
While Tom CRuise helps a motorist and Indiana Jones locates a lost hiker....
I understand, now, the job of a good publicist.
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It is pretty sad. Out of all things, it had to be a stingray that killed Steve, not a crocodile.. Wow.. I am still in disbelief. I know he was truely a crazy guy but he LOVED what he was doing.
Nothing like starting the day with a good cry :(Quote:
Originally Posted by K9soul
A beautiful tribute to a great guy