Steve Irwin (crocodile hunter) dies..........

[Mom2Angels]

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,20349890-5005961,00.html

RIP

 

[FreshTressa]

Oh my gosh....I don't even know what to say.

 

[slo]

OMG are you kidding me?????

I've always enjoyed watching him and his wife. The link didn't go through for me. What happened? I've got to know!!!!

 

[Serena]

Oh no! My kids wanted to meet him some day.

I have always admired his zest for life and adventure.


Here's what it said.

THE Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin, is dead.

He was killed in a freak accident in Cairns, police sources said. It is understood he was killed by a sting-ray barb that went through his chest.

He was swimming off the Low Isles at Port Douglas filming an underwater documentary and that's when it occured.

Ambulance officers confirmed they attended a reef fatality this morning at Batt Reef off Port Douglas.

 

[slo]

Oh no! My kids wanted to meet him some day.

I have always admired his zest for life and adventure.


Here's what it said.

THE Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin, is dead.

He was killed in a freak accident in Cairns, police sources said. It is understood he was killed by a sting-ray barb that went through his chest.

He was swimming off the Low Isles at Port Douglas filming an underwater documentary and that's when it occured.

Ambulance officers confirmed they attended a reef fatality this morning at Batt Reef off Port Douglas.

Thanks for posting that!!!!

I am so sad for his wife and his 2 beautiful children . They seem like such a nice family and you can tell how much he loved them all.

This truly makes me sad tonight

 

[palmtreegirl]

OMGosh, that is so sad, I can't believe it.

 

[minnie56]

How terribly terriby sad

 

[LBelle]

Truly sad news. He was one of a kind. My heart goes out to his family.

 

[Rafiki Rafiki Rafiki]

OMG. The news doesn't seem to have made it onto CNN yet.

 

[alliecats]

I just read an article that said his wife was trekking in Tasmania and did not know yet.

 

[BelleBoo&AmisMum]

Oh my gosh....I'm beyond shocked. My kids love him, I think I've seen the Wiggles with the Crocodile Hunter video a few hundred times. How sad!

More detailed article:

Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin dead
By staff writers

THE Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin, is dead.

He was killed in a freak accident in Cairns, police sources said.

It is understood he was killed by a stingray barb that went through his chest.

He was swimming off the Low Isles at Port Douglas filming an underwater documentary when the tragedy occured.

Ambulance officers confirmed they attended a reef fatality this morning at Batt Reef off Port Douglas.

Irwin's body is being flown to Cairns.

It is believed Mr Irwin's American-born wife Terri is trekking on Cradle Mountain in Tasmania and is yet to be told of her husband's death.

Mr Irwin - known worldwide as the Crocodile Hunter - is famous for his enthusiasm for wildlife and his catchcry "Crikey!".

The father of two's Crocodile Hunter program was first broadcast in 1992 and has been shown around the world on cable network Discovery.

He has also starred in movies and has developed the Australia Zoo wildlife park, north of Brisbane, which was started by his parents Bob and Lyn Irwin.



A Tourism Queensland spokeswoman today said the death was shocking and paid tribute to Irwin's "enormous contribution" to his adopted state.

Louise Yates said it was impossible to quantify how much Mr Irwin had meant to the Queensland tourism industry.

"I don't think we could even estimate how much he brought us through his personality and his profile and his enthusiasm about Queensland," she said.

"It would be difficult to estimate how much he was worth. And it would be difficult to underestimate."

She said Mr Irwin had been a larger-than-life ambassador.

"It's not just what he brought but what he took with him when he travelled, his passion."

Australia Zoo, on southeast Queensland's Sunshine Coast, employs more than 500 people and attracts thousands of visitors every day.

But Ms Yates said it would be "unfair and unjust" to put a dollar value on Irwin's worth to the state, because of how much he had given.

With The Courier Mail and AAP

 

[hellokitty86]

This is really sad. I was just looking for more info online but couldn't find any.

I feel so bad for his children & wife.

 

[lucas]

Is this true????????

 

[Serena]

Yeah, here's another article.

Oops, already here.

 

[KathyTX]

Oh, no!!!

 

[Nutsy]

That has just come on our news now.. lucas it is quite true. He was struck by a stingray barb whilst filming a documentary up in Nth Queensland.

 

[BelleBoo&AmisMum]

Is this true????????

It's up on MSNBC now too.....I'm afraid it's true. My DS is very upset now.

 

[Sandy22]

That's so sad! I loved his high-energy love of animals. Both he and his wife seemed like such genuine nice people.

My goodness, what a way to go. At least he was doing what he loved.

 

[palmtreegirl]

Is this true????????

Unfortunetly the AP is now reporting it too.

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

 

[Alice28]

so sad.