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

[lucas]

Did you guys know that the day before Steve died he very nearly came to grief with a deadly sea snake that he picked up?

It's shown on Oceans Deadliest.

Wow - I didn't know that. I am gonna tape Oceans Deadliest when it airs. Also, right after it on 1-21-07, AP is airing another special about Steve.

 

[nhrenee]

Thanks for the updates, Nutsy! We don't hear anything in the news anymore so please keep us posted.

 

[lucas]

From: http://www.smh.com.au/news/people/terri-irwin-gets-footage-of-death/2007/01/04/1167777162568.html

Terri Irwin gets footage of death

Steve Irwin's wife Terri has been given footage of her husband's death after Queensland authorities broke with protocol to ensure it did not get into the wrong hands.

Copies of the film, which shows Irwin being stabbed in the heart by a stingray, have been destroyed, Queensland State Coroner Michael Barnes said.

He said footage was normally held in perpetuity but the destruction of the copies would prevent them being sold on the black market, News Limited newspapers report.

The coronial investigation is almost complete and the footage was handed to Terri Irwin just before Christmas, Mr Barnes said.

"When the final police investigation report is received the coroner will, in consultation with Ms Irwin, determine whether an inquest is necessary," Mr Barnes said.

He said police had told him unscrupulous operators would be willing to pay up to $1 million for the footage.

Under usual coronial investigation protocols, a film or audio evidence is handed back to the owners and a copy made for the state to be held in perpetuity.

"I'm not sure whether we will be doing that in this case because of the risk it poses," Mr Barnes said.

He said police had a responsibility to ensure the footage was not leaked.

The findings of the coronial investigation into Irwin's death are expected to be made public within weeks.

 

[Nutsy]

From: http://www.smh.com.au/news/people/terri-irwin-gets-footage-of-death/2007/01/04/1167777162568.html

Terri Irwin gets footage of death

Steve Irwin's wife Terri has been given footage of her husband's death after Queensland authorities broke with protocol to ensure it did not get into the wrong hands.

Copies of the film, which shows Irwin being stabbed in the heart by a stingray, have been destroyed, Queensland State Coroner Michael Barnes said.

He said footage was normally held in perpetuity but the destruction of the copies would prevent them being sold on the black market, News Limited newspapers report.

The coronial investigation is almost complete and the footage was handed to Terri Irwin just before Christmas, Mr Barnes said.

"When the final police investigation report is received the coroner will, in consultation with Ms Irwin, determine whether an inquest is necessary," Mr Barnes said.

He said police had told him unscrupulous operators would be willing to pay up to $1 million for the footage.

Under usual coronial investigation protocols, a film or audio evidence is handed back to the owners and a copy made for the state to be held in perpetuity.

"I'm not sure whether we will be doing that in this case because of the risk it poses," Mr Barnes said.

He said police had a responsibility to ensure the footage was not leaked.

The findings of the coronial investigation into Irwin's death are expected to be made public within weeks.

Further to this... Terri has the only footage.. all others have been destroyed. It has been said that it is just too risky to keep a copy as would normally be the case, as the chances of it being leaked are just too great.

 

[Nutsy]

Bindi tops TV poll

Her moving speech was viewers' favourite TV moment.

Bindi Irwin's speech at her father Steve's funeral was the television moment of the year, a TV Week reader poll has revealed.
The publication's annual online poll asked readers to vote on 10 television categories ranging from viewers' favourite TV hearthrobs to their biggest frustration with television.
Bindi Irwin's speech garnered 43 per cent of votes from the 2006 poll, surpassing the long-awaited rescue of the Beaconsfield miners Todd Russell and Brant Webb.

 

[crazee4mickey]

I am just wondering...
Did Terri get the only footage of Steve's death?
The reason I am asking is my DS 17--who by the way worshipped Steve Irwin---received an email from a friend a couple of months back which had a link to a video on the internet.
My son clicked on it and he said it was the footage of Steve when he died...he was quite shook up and felt extremely guilty for watchng it as he said he did not think it was real when he clicked on the link. I never looked at it because to me it just isn't right to watch something like this.
Has anyone else heard of this on the internet? It was circulating through our school for a couple of weeks and quite a few saw it and said it was definately real.

 

[Nutsy]

I am just wondering...
Did Terri get the only footage of Steve's death?
The reason I am asking is my DS 17--who by the way worshipped Steve Irwin---received an email from a friend a couple of months back which had a link to a video on the internet.
My son clicked on it and he said it was the footage of Steve when he died...he was quite shook up and felt extremely guilty for watchng it as he said he did not think it was real when he clicked on the link. I never looked at it because to me it just isn't right to watch something like this.
Has anyone else heard of this on the internet? It was circulating through our school for a couple of weeks and quite a few saw it and said it was definately real.

From what I've heard Terri does have the only footage of what happened on that fateful day. I think you will find that the internet thing is a fraud. It's only recently that the actual footage was realased and given to Terri too.

 

[Nutsy]

http://img.video.msn.com/s/en-au/i/vlbg.gif

 

[Nutsy]

http://img.video.msn.com/s/en-au/i/vlbg.gif

 

[lucas]

The above 2 links won't open for me.

 

[Nutsy]

The above 2 links won't open for me.

darn it!

 

[ButchJohnson]

She almost seems like a border line genius, she's so smart and articulate for her age. I always thought Steve was kind of a genius in his field, maybe she got all of those genes.

 

[lucas]

Nutsy, I couldn't see the video but I went to http://www.news.com.au/0,,,00.html and found this:

Bindi gets back on the boards
STEVE Irwin would have been enormously proud.

Mum Terri certainly was, wolf-whistling and cheering as her daughter Bindi took centre stage at the family's Australia Zoo on the Sunshine Coast yesterday for the first time since her father's death.

It was a milestone for the family, coming four months after the Crocodile Hunter was fatally stabbed in the heart by a stingray while filming in the waters off Cairns on September 4.

They endured the shock of his death, put on the bravest of faces while the world poured out its grief and had to fend off criticism that eight-year-old Bindi was too young to try to follow her father's larger-than-life footsteps.

However, Bindi, a born wildlife warrior and performer since the moment she could walk and talk, silenced critics yesterday with a joyous, high-energy performance of her Bindi and The Crocmen show to a crowd of more than 5000.

Singing and dancing their way through catchy and original animal songs, in the same Crocoseum where Irwin thrilled the crowds with his crocodile-feeding, Bindi and the Crocmen showed they would be an entertainment force to be reckoned with.

It was a case of "watch out Wiggles" as the buffed Crocmen and a confident pig-tailed Bindi had the crowd clapping and dancing. Hundreds of children joined a mosh-pit of minors copying Bindi's every move.

Terri was joined by the family's best friend and manager John Stainton and her husband's best mate and zoo director Wes Mannion as they applauded - at one point with tears in their eyes.

Singing sensations The Veronicas lent their support as Wildlife Warriors foundation ambassadors but it was Bindi's day to shine and, after a quick hug behind the scenes from Mum, she cartwheeled into the stadium to sing and dance her heart out with a selection of songs from her Bindi Kid Fitness CD.

Bindi was "really excited" before the show.

"It's so good because I get to get up and dance - my passion is singing and dancing and saving wildlife and I think it's so nice that I can sing and dance about wildlife," she said.

"It's fun. I'm the luckiest girl in the world.

"I miss my Dad a lot but I know he's going to be there to guide me."

Bindi's show will run at the zoo until next Tuesday, after which the family will be heading to the USA to take part in the G'day Australia Week promotion.

 

[Nutsy]

She almost seems like a border line genius, she's so smart and articulate for her age. I always thought Steve was kind of a genius in his field, maybe she got all of those genes.

Yeah, Steve was quite intelligent. I remember hearing something about him after the tragedy. He had quite a brilliant mind and even though he'd not been to University and got himself degrees in all sorts of things, he had the knowledge and studied the animals and knew as much as the scientists who had been to University and got their degrees.

 

[Nutsy]

http://ninemsn.video.msn.com/v/en-au/v.htm?g=d32e6054-c691-4ddf-82e3-5b2b661adc31&f=&fg=copy


(just wait for the ads to finish then the video will play)

Try that one.. hope that one works...

Reading what was said and seeing and hearing it are two totally different things.. Sure hope you can view that... she is an amazing kid.

 

[Nutsy]

http://ninemsn.video.msn.com/v/en-au/v.htm?g=6d812502-acc5-43b6-8781-ef19d1c9a1c3&f=&fg=copy


Now this one is the video about Terri receiving the tape of Steve's death

 

[lucas]

http://ninemsn.video.msn.com/v/en-au/v.htm?g=d32e6054-c691-4ddf-82e3-5b2b661adc31&f=&fg=copy


(just wait for the ads to finish then the video will play)

Try that one.. hope that one works...

Reading what was said and seeing and hearing it are two totally different things.. Sure hope you can view that... she is an amazing kid.

IT WORKED! Bindi is really unbelievable. Thanks so much for the link.

A little off topic, but isn't technology something?! Here we are sending messages instantly to each other from Australia to Florida!

 

[lucas]

http://ninemsn.video.msn.com/v/en-au/v.htm?g=6d812502-acc5-43b6-8781-ef19d1c9a1c3&f=&fg=copy

Now this one is the video about Terri receiving the tape of Steve's death

Yep, it worked!

 

[Nutsy]

Excellent!! So glad you got to see it. Bindi really is one amazing kid hey?

Oh and technology has it's moments Most times it's fantastic.. but I'm just so glad you got to actually see what we saw last night.

Seeing and hearing it to reading it, there is no comparison.

 

[lucas]

Irwins will be on Larry King tonight - Thursday 1/11/07:

From CNN website:

"Thursday's show
Terri Irwin with daughter, Bindi.
An emotional prime time exclusive: Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin's widow Terri and their daughter on coping with his shocking death."