Steve "The Crocodile Hunter" Irwin is dead.

[Archer V2.0]

http://www.news.com.au/0,,,00.html

front page news.. he got stung by a stingray, and the barb went through his chest.

=[

[Kayin]

Of all people. =(

That guy was a legend, may he rest in peace.

[Shade]

It is sad news. He has a family that outlived him. Not saying I am surprised though. Guy was a fucking loon.

RIP Steve-O.

[Lucretz]

This is probably the least surprising death ever.

Since when did he film underwater documentaries?

[_MJ_#R]

crikey..

[Stabby]

Most surprising death ever.

Stingray?!

[Manx]

Not very surprising considering his occupation, but I would have thought it'd be a crocodile or an aligator or a rabid monkey or something that got him instead of a sting ray. There goes my misconception about those things being relativly harmless.

[Archer V2.0]

it's now on www.cnn.com

the top banner that says BREAKING NEWS.

[SiLLiEMutAfuKA]

Yeah, maybe he would've rather been killed by a Crocodile.

Eitheri way, rest in peace.

[AHVB]

How Ironic.

Sadly, his reflexes couldnt help him underwater.

[Shade]

crikey..



:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:


Haha, I feel bad now.

[9999]

Death by a stingray, what a fuckin way to go, almost legendary in a way. Ill miss the guy, he was entertaining as hell, and like Shade said, the guy was straight off his rocker looney. Not Rob Bredl looney mind you, but still pretty out there.

R.I.P.

[ATM SPIDERTAO]

HEY NAVID!

HUGS AND KISSES MAN!!!!

haha for some reason, i thought you were talking about CROCODILE DUNDEE

not the hunter guy... that kinda sucks... i thought crocodile dundee died cuz he was old or something

[white shadow]

This is a tragedy and a shocking death. Stingrays are usually docile creatures and I'm sure that he wasn't trying to take any special risk filming around them. This really sucks, I used to think he was a loon too but overtime I really understood why he did what he did and respected him for it.

R.I.P. :shake:

[Hokuto no Jeffro]

R.I.P. dood.

[maxx]

this is totally relevent
http://www.spikedhumor.com/articles/8511/South_Park_Crocodile_Hunter.html

[Spirit Juice]

I was hoping this was a joke or a fake article, but sadly it is true. Poor guy... he was absolutely a blast to watch on TV, and he had a real passion for life, nature, and all living things. He was a great man, and it's a shame someone like him had to die so early. My condolences to his family. :sad:

RIP, Steven Irwin. :sad:

[Calibur]

I saw him interviewed once. His excitement wasn't an act. He really was that into nature and wildlife, and he dedicated his life to it. Its really sad to hear that someone that nice is dead.

[Pained Auron]

RIP truly a shame

[ShinAkumax]

...:(

[TheDarkPhoenix]

=(...

[specs]

:china: @ Steve Irwin. He will be missed. :sad:

[TheSix]

Owned by profession.

[Don Knotts]

It's sad, but we all have to go some time.

I bet if there is an after life, Steve Irwin's ghost must think that this was a pretty awesome way to go.

If he had been killed by a crocodile, his ghost would have thought "Blimey... got buggered by a croc like everyone figured I would. And now me crocs have an even worse reputation. Life's dream.... falied".

But now in death, he continues to defy convention, makes sting rays known as the lethal killers they are, and crocodiles are still beloved by all.

Godspeed, Steve Irwin. You kicked ass.

[Zulu]

Totally surprised but at the same time I'm not.

R.I.P.

[monbaby]

*me pours out some seagrims gin in his honor*...

:sad:

R.I.P. Man...

[Sweet Tooth]

RIP and such

[Magulorist]

Damn, he was a man among man, taking bites from spider and crocs and who knows what. I always believed that he was the strongest man out there because he could take a bite from a a critter and do it again

R.I.P

kinda nice to see SRK has a kind side. by that i mean, no puns about the stingray or the way he died.

[Diek Stiekem]

R.I.P. mate

Gonna miss his quotes: "Look at that, it's a beauty!"

[Raziel321]

i really respected this guy. he made cool documentaries and he was quite the philanthropist. i feel very badly for his family... RIP

[ChairHome]

He died what he loved doing...

Getting barbs through the chests?

[ramza]

damn R.I.P

[9999]

Stingray barb to the chest >>> bullets to the chest.

[4neqs]

RIP. I was quite the Discovery Channel junkie then. I even remember watching his movie back in 2002.

[colguile]

lol

that shit must have hurt.

Anyone got pics yet?

RIP

[Hunter D]

Should have parried.:sad:

[P. Gorath]

you know they got that shit on tape

werner herzog to the rescue baby

[1]

Damn. Well RIP man. :(

[merdoc]

I know he did some crazy shit with animals and shit..but i really find his death very random...usually he comes on top of these things..but damn, RIP Croc Hunter

[Warpticon]

Steve Irwin = Protoform X

[Venom Scrub]

Man that sucks ;_;

Watching the Crocodile Hunter was always one of the shows I watched when I was feeling down or sick just because he always seemed in such a great mood. Now I feel like I did when Mr. Rogers died man that really sucks.

RIP ;_;

[FurryCurry]

His death just seems so fishy to me (no pun intended). He's been able to parry nature's animal wrath for so long but to die from something like a stingray is just so incredibly random. If there is, I'd like to see the video of his death.

I'm sure that he'll r.i.p. with all the pro-nature brownie points he's amassed in his lifetime. I hope his children keep his legacy alive even if they don't follow in his footsteps exactly.

[Ragetowersrage]

He's not dead. He knew some crazy animal trick where he switched bodies with the Stingray.

And if it didn't work, then he will be reborn by a croc giving birth to a human baby. None of that egg shit, he's gonna come busting out of it using his teeth, then his first words at 3 minutes old will be

"Crikey! What a Beaut!"

[Tokoyama2000]

shit man, RIP.
no one can ever replace his crazy ass. =(

[KidZero]

R.I.P. Crocodile Hunter. :shake:

[Shinto]

Should have parried.:sad:

Someone Jammed his joystick....no foward:sad:

Thats a shame man I always thought a Crocodile was gonna get him:sad:

R.I.P Steve


favorite line: Now I'm gonna Jam my finger in his bum.:rofl: :sad:

[The Damned]

Should have parried.:sad:

Meh. He never struck me as the defensive type. He was more like a nutty bastard that picked K-Groove and let himself get hit to end Rage Groove.

...He just had too little health this time.

So, otherwise:

It's sad, but we all have to go some time. *snip*


Totally surprised but at the same time I'm not.

R.I.P.

Basically what they both said.

I wouldn't call "44" "early" or "young" either.

[GeoG2]

Am I insensitive for seeing it coming, and therefore not really sad?

[Jahat]

I'm shocked and sad :sad:

[Venom Scrub]

Night guys, I'm going to go cry myself to sleep ;_;

[Dumehra]

This is sad. He was such an entertaining guy to watch, with his crazy antics that never gets old. RIP mate.

[Einlanzer]

How could this happen to meeeeeee
I've made my mistaaaaaaakes
got nowhere to ruuuuuuun
The night goes on as I’m fading awaaaaaay....


....but seriously.


RIP. u went out like a champ.

[Mark Beast]

r.i.p.

=/

[Hunter D]

His death just seems so fishy to me (no pun intended). He's been able to parry nature's animal wrath for so long but to die from something like a stingray is just so incredibly random. If there is, I'd like to see the video of his death.

I'm sure that he'll r.i.p. with all the pro-nature brownie points he's amassed in his lifetime. I hope his children keep his legacy alive even if they don't follow in his footsteps exactly.

You ever seen a giant stingray? The tale on those things are like swords. Lets not forget that it is covered with poison.

[SpizyN00dles]

R.I.P and I will miss that "CRIKEY" :sad:.

[Dasrik]

STINGRAY'D!

[Terry_nb]

I can't belive it ..., just watched an old episode at the weekend ... :(

R.I.P.

[Phoking]

Surprising that he would die to something like a stingray. Always figured that he'd be eaten by some sort of reptile, like that other guy (can't really remember his name) who was killed by a grizzly

[invertebrea]

I liked that guy, out of all the animals a stingray though. Condolences to family and friends. People should visit and support the zoo he worked at in aus. I think he's one of the few people who really understood croc/alligator behavior and thinking, it was always fun watching his excitement around animals.

[Infernoman]

I'm sure the man knew the risks he took everyday regardless of what he was documenting. Alas...he died doing what he loved. As crazy as he was at times, you knew he had a big pair to do the things he did.

R.I.P. :sad:

[Ouroborus]

RIP

not really too surprised that he'll be killed by an animal but damn this guy was a legend.

[Dios <-X->]

;_; Blimey

[PozerWolf]

Most surprising death ever.

Stingray?!
Seriously...

[VI The Sixth]

R.I.P Crocman :(

(Waits for the Steve Irwin YTMNDs)

[JSF James]

RIP Steve - Always full of enthusiasm, gotta respect that.

[MrQuotes]

randomed out :crybaby:

[Superking]

RIP Crocodile hunter.

[IceBeast]

R.I.P Mate!!!!!

:china:

[KaKaRoTtE]

I was hoping this was a joke or a fake article, but sadly it is true. Poor guy... he was absolutely a blast to watch on TV, and he had a real passion for life, nature, and all living things. He was a great man, and it's a shame someone like him had to die so early. My condolences to his family. :sad:

RIP, Steven Irwin. :sad:

I was thinking the same thing. He was fun to watch and you can just tell he absolutely loved what he was doing. He just looked like he loved life.

RIP.

[ArcadeFire]

RIP Croc Hunter....tis a sad day

[*InVeRs3*]

Wow. That was a real literal stinger splash.

[DanielLarusso]

Yeah, you know they were recording that shit. They probably destroyed the tape so no one would get their hands on it and leak it. ...Unfortunately.

R.I.P. Stevie.

[axeman61]

I can't believe this. I watched his show way back when I was into Discovery Channel. I thought he was cool enough around the crocs and snakes to keep his neck. I never considered STINGRAYS. Few things I can think of are more unexpected than this.

RIP. Condolences to the family.

[TrueSephiroth]

I can't believe this too, the news is still hard to digest, and I will surely miss the guy, he did what he loved, and there is nothing that you can take away from him for that. It's just very sad and dissappointing to see a leading person in the wildlife world to be gone like this, what he did for Australia's wildlife is unbelievable, bless him and his family.

[Gaso]

Fuck.

[Hail And Kill]

man............i loved this guy growin up.........hell be truely missed...

RIP STEVE........

[Cisco]

I'm not shocked that he died from his carrier, thing is, i always assumed that he would turn into croc munchies eventually, regardless of how dangerous a sting ray is, it's shocking thats the animal that killed him.

The fact that a sting ray slayed his ass is what makes it suprising and random.

[Taito]

It was just a matter of 'when' with this guy, but it's still messed up when it finally happens. RIP

[rewrew]

Damn...R.I.P He was a legend

[The Bucket Of Truth]

sucks to hear...

[Okazaki III]

Fuck. What are the odds of a stingray stabbing him exactly in the heart? Last time a person got killed by a stingray was in 1946 or something. Guess his number was up.

[Ragetowersrage]

sucks to hear...

It's Super Effective..

[Septimus Prime]

RIP. :sad:

[white shadow]

Fuck. What are the odds of a stingray stabbing him exactly in the heart? Last time a person got killed by a stingray was in 1946 or something. Guess his number was up.
That's because the odds of being killed or attacked by a stingray is extremely rare, which makes it even more confusing. Like sharks, stingrays are extremely sensitive to electronic equipment so maybe that set it off.

And to think, I touched one of those bastards at Seaworld!:mad:

[epsilon_]

It's Super Effective..

lolol..


but seriuosly, rip. i say they feed ur corpse to crocodiles, that way youll always be a part of them, until they poop you out anyway.

[Infested Jester]

Wow, that sucks, I found him entertaining and he always struck me as a nice guy, shame. :sad:

Tell you one thing though, if I was in the water and I saw one of these fuckers, my ass would be outta there. :wow:

Click (http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/4905/sr2ne6.jpg)

[tsumi]

This is so sad. He was such a great man and he loved animal's so much, you could see how excitied and happy he was to be around them....he was really entertaing to watch aswell. It's so sad that it killed him R.I.P.

[Taito]

Picture of a stingray barb

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Spine2ks2.jpg

I imagine that a clean removal of the barb with minimal damage is damn near impossible.

[junker]

Really sad..

[Rhio2k]

The life insurance payoff on this dude must be HUGE...Terri's gonna be living large.

[MagnetiX]

Man, when I saw "Steve 'The Croco..." on the Last Topic, I kinda joked about how he died, then when I clicked on it, he really died...hm. Kinda feel bad.
That guy really was awesome to watch on TV, and he had great enthusiasm for his work.
Though, not very surprising that he died...I mean cmon, he seriously had to be one of the craziest guys around.
RIP.

[PsychoMistress]

It's always a shame to lose one of the good guys. RIP mate.

[Khaotika!]

R.i.p. :/

[KungfuJoe]

This is a sad day indeed my heart goes out to his family. R.I.P Steven Irwin:sad:

KFJ

[DaliPicard]

I know you have to make a living....but after I had two kids I would have said look I can't be risking my life every day at work...I gotta find something else to do. But thats just me.

RIP

[Rhio2k]

Man, when I saw "Steve 'The Croco..." on the Last Topic, I kinda joked about how he died, then when I clicked on it, he really died...hm. Kinda feel bad.
That guy really was awesome to watch on TV, and he had great enthusiasm for his work.
Though, not very surprising that he died...I mean cmon, he seriously had to be one of the craziest guys around.
RIP.

Not very surprising HOW he died, either. I knew, I just KNEW he'd piss SOMETHING off and it would take him out. He had a habit of ticking off every animal he encountered before letting it go on it's way. He could make a week-old kitten angry enough to kick his butt. Still, I will miss his crazy ass.

[matrix9280]

I wonder what happened to the stingray. I would've kiled it.

[L.one H.iryu S.aga]

The saddest thing about this isn't his death... but the thousands of money grubbing losers selling the "barb" that killed him on Ebay.

[PsychoMistress]

I know you have to make a living....but after I had two kids I would have said look I can't be risking my life every day at work...I gotta find something else to do. But thats just me.

RIP

It was more of a passion for him than work. He devoted his entire life to what he loved to do and he was great at it. It would have been a huge loss if he had given up his calling just for a couple of kids.

Man I still can't believe it. He was the invincible wildlife warrior.

[Cisco]

sucks to hear...


:rofl: but still, that's pretty mean.

Well, atleast he's in a better place hopefully he'll have more crocs to wrestle up there in heaven, this time he won't have to worry about getting his ass munched.

RIP though

[maxx]

I wonder what happened to the stingray. I would've kiled it.

wtf? this isnt like a fuckin killer bear or a dog. Its not like the stingray was chilling where kids would be, steve went into his home and was fuckin wit his shit.

No it doesnt deserve to die..it deserves to be left the fuck alone.

[Golden Dragon]

A 'shrimp on the barbie' joke would be most fitting right about now.
RIP Steve.

[Figcoinc]

RIP Croc Hunter....his job was dangerous but he truely loved it. He made other people see how much that he loved it and it's a sad day, dangerous job or not, that a man who woke up everyday happy to go to work has to die.

[Biolink]

Steve was not crazy.There have been numerous documentaries on him handling poisonous snakes and Croc's waaaaaaaaay before he became famous and started making money off of them.What is crazy to us was pretty much second nature to him,and he had a qay with animal's.He could tick them off to the point where they would want to kill him,but he would release the animal before it reached that point/

[Lantis]

I know you have to make a living....but after I had two kids I would have said look I can't be risking my life every day at work...I gotta find something else to do. But thats just me.

Yeah, not to mention he dangled his baby in front of a crocodile....

Think Michael Jackson albeit a little more fucked up (if that's ever possible). :wtf:

[Rico!]

whaaat??? This guy fucks with crocodiles and cobras and he gets killed by a stupid fish??

RIP man...i enjoyed your show

[The Bucket Of Truth]

Think Michael Jackson albeit a little more fucked up (if that's ever possible). :wtf:what he did was stupid but unlike mj he had more control of the situation

[Rhio2k]

wtf? this isnt like a fuckin killer bear or a dog. Its not like the stingray was chilling where kids would be, steve went into his home and was fuckin wit his shit.

No it doesnt deserve to die..it deserves to be left the fuck alone.


But you know, now that ray has MAD street cred...he took out THE Croc Hunter. That stingray is straight gangsta now.

[Hunter D]

What tier is the stingray people? Irwin could own fucking crocs and couldn't parry SA 2 tail stab. What chance would the average joe have aganist these things?

[9999]

To you guys that are suprised by him being killed by a stingray, those things are fuckin deadly, not to mention he was underwater, so the stingray had a huge advantage in the mobility department. And look at the pic that was posted, the thing has a fuckin barbed sword for a tail. Theres a lot of dangerous shit like that out there that youd think was really docile....

[Cisco]

HAHA! You guys crack me up

To you guys that are suprised by him being killed by a stingray, those things are fuckin deadly, not to mention he was underwater, so the stingray had a huge advantage in the mobility department. And look at the pic that was posted, the thing has a fuckin barbed sword for a tail. Theres a lot of dangerous shit like that out there that youd think was really docile....

I know how dangerous Sting Rays are, it's just so damn unexpect regardlessly. I knew he would get killed by an animal, but i was damn shocked that it was a sting ray. I mean, a school of Jelly Fish swarming the screen like Striders legion attack, sure, or a huge shark coming in and just swallowing him. But a sting ray is just a bit suprising since there weren't any rescent fatalities caused by them.

I mean, This guy was more Invincible than Bruis Lee, and any of Famous Boxer/MMA fighter. It was a passion for him to piss of Man Killing/Eating animals. ANIMALS YOU SEE IN A "TOP 10 MOST DANGEROUS" SHOW, that shit was like video games for him. He would get right up a Kobras face and dodge every single fast strike - even snakes/animals that spit out venom, he would dodge that shit; The man had like 0 frames and no Lag/recovery. i also remember him unwrapping a huge ass python off his neck, and head locking Crocs that looked like they would rip off half your body with just a munch. But a fish, an animal that not even Animal Planet gave shit about?

[Yasashiyama]

GGs Steve Irwin :sad:

[9999]

Steve Irwin > MacBauer?

But I still think as far as batshit insane goes: Rob Bredl > Steve Irwin. Pretty close though.

[EndLeSS8]

That sucks a LOT
RIP

And that stingray is HUGE..... The other ones I've seen are wayyy smaller... That one is scary as hell.

[Hunter D]

That sucks a LOT
RIP

And that stingray is HUGE..... The other ones I've seen are wayyy smaller... That one is scary as hell.

Do you really think a little ass stingray could own Irwin? Of course it had to have been one of the giant ones.

[katraqueyous]

RIP

He was the illest.

[TheRock]

One of a kind.

[white shadow]

To you guys that are suprised by him being killed by a stingray, those things are fuckin deadly, not to mention he was underwater, so the stingray had a huge advantage in the mobility department. And look at the pic that was posted, the thing has a fuckin barbed sword for a tail. Theres a lot of dangerous shit like that out there that youd think was really docile....

But they are docile. Thousands of scuba divers are in the water at various resorts and beaches all over the world and are looking at and/or touching stingrays right now. Those fish are very docile and would most likely run away than attack. And you can feed them.

[Galactic]

I was discussing this on World of Warcraft last night and all of a sudden some guy with the EXACT NAME "Stingray" goes: "WHERE'S STEVE?!? DID I GET HIM!?!"

omfg I was laughing so hard... Tried not to laugh but I had to.

Goddamn backstabbing rogues...

RIP Steve. You will be missed, but not by crocodiles, I bet. "Did ya hear? The crocodile hunter is dead! Let's get a beer!"

Is it how vampires would feel if Blade died?

^_-;

[Geese Pants]

RIP Crocodile Hunter............I actually thought it would be a Crocodile that'll take him out.

[DS]

That shit was a setup.

R.I.P. Croc Hunter. You were a hero to us all at SRK.:sad:

[Jedi W.]

GGPO Steve... balls of steel that guy. I hope he gets to come back and do more of what he loves...

--jedi\/\/.

[MOD]

man big shout outs go to the man who refused to tip toe through life to a safe death.

RIP croc hunter, go mother fucking wild where ever

[R.P.D rookie]

I was just thinking the other day about that movie "The Rock" when Nicholas Cage had to stab himself in the heart with a big ass needle to stop his heart so the poison couldn't course through his system.

I was thinking I would probably end up dead because I wouldn't have the balls to plunge a painful needle into my beating heart. Steve took a STINGRAY BARB into his heart and got poison instead of cure.

Sooner or later, something like this was gonna happen when you live on the most dangerous continent and mess around with the deadliest animals.

[voodazz]

I've seen divers practically manhandle rays and they don't seem to give a fuck.
It makes me wonder what the hell the Croc Hunter was doing to the stingray to piss it off enough to freaking impale him. Maybe he touched it in it's "special private place?"

Poor guy... I always loved imitating that wacky Aussie. He was 44?? Wow... dude looked better and had more energy than a lot of twenty five year olds I know.


Does this mean the stingray is making a run to usurp the grizzly from the top of the teir list? Only time will tell.

[makmak!!!]

This is so wrong. RIP mate, you made Discovery channel interesting.:sad:

[Spirit Juice]

http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/09/04/australia.irwin/index.html

Irwin was in the area to film pieces for a show called "The Ocean's Deadliest" with Philippe Cousteau, grandson of Jacques, according to Irwin's manager and friend John Stainton. But weather had prevented the crew from doing work for that program, Stainton said, so Irwin decided to do some softer features for a new children's TV show he was doing with his daughter, Bindi.

"He came over the top of a stingray that was buried in the sand, and the barb came up and hit him in the chest," Stainton said.

Wildlife documentary maker Ben Cropp, citing a colleague who saw footage of the attack, told Time.com that Irwin had accidentally boxed the animal in. "It stopped and twisted and threw up its tail with the spike, and it caught him in the chest," said Cropp. "It's a defensive thing. It's like being stabbed with a dirty dagger."

Man... that's really sad that he had to go out like that. Not only was he working with a legend's grandson for a documentary, he was killed while trying to get footage for a children's show he was doing with his daughter. :sad: I don't believe in karma any more... not after such a good person like him had to die like this. :sad:

[FurryCurry]

I thought it was a smaller sting ray...

After seeing those pics, watching this video of a diver feeding one (http://www.fotosearch.com/DVA003/021-0079/), and seeing some other pics, I believe it now.

I can just see Steve trying to touch or feed one and then well ya know.

:sad:

[DarkZero]

Sad way to go. Feel bad for his family

RIP Steve I.

[Lantis]

http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/09/04/australia.irwin/index.html


Shit.... Wake-up Stingray Upper = Finest KO. :sad:

[white shadow]

http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/09/04/australia.irwin/index.html



Man... that's really sad that he had to go out like that. Not only was he working with a legend's grandson for a documentary, he was killed while trying to get footage for a children's show he was doing with his daughter. :sad: I don't believe in karma any more... not after such a good person like him had to die like this. :sad:
And that could've happened to any diver, pretty much anywhere.

[Hoonyo]

wanted to cry when i heard this last night

[ThePurpleBunny]

http://irwinpwnage.ytmnd.com/

All too true.

R.I.P.

[maxx]

i give it one season till law and order make a episode out of this.

[4Play]

RIP Steve you're a real warrior.

[Vy Low]

Apart from when Richard Pryor died, celebrity deaths usually dont phase me.

But I have to admit, it did upset me to hear of his death.

R.I.P.

[NOBITA KUN]

My take of Steve Irwin can only be summed up in this LEWIS BLACK video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v21mFtO52kI

atleast it was a quick death...says the barb went threw his heart and he died instantly....i feel for his family

[Eminent]

Remember, remember, the 4th of September...

[matrix9280]

Was he impaled or just stabbed? Did the poison kill him or the tail? That's what i'd like to know.

[Einlanzer]

now im just waiting for the commemorative dvds and other memoribilia....possibly a childrens show with a cartoon rendition of the Croc Hunter.


Croc Hunter adventures....or something along that line.

[Okazaki III]

I'm over the shock now. The world is fucked. First a black squirrel fucks a dog up, then a grizzly kills a girl, now a stingray kills Steve. A 100 years from now and we be the Planet of the Apes.

[hawaiigamer142]

I woke up at around 3 in the morning myself when I heard the news then fell back asleep. When I woke up later in the morning I thought it was a dream myself, but sad to say it was all too true.

May you conquer all the crocs you can in heaven.

[PsychoMistress]

Was he impaled or just stabbed? Did the poison kill him or the tail? That's what i'd like to know.

He died of cardiac arrest which I assume is from the tail totally shredding his chest contents while coming out of him.

[jae hoon]

No surprise there, you knew something was going to get him.

[D-Force]

*cue HnK finish music*

FATAL KO!!

All joking aside, it's sad to see him go. R.I.P :sad:

[B_IzM]

For some unknown reason, hearing this news just breaks my heart. I'm just devastated and once again I pose the question of “why do all the good people have to die so young?” The man truly showed his dedication and love for wildlife conservation far beyond the Jack Hanna's and Jeff Corwin's of the world.

His style was so unique and captivating. I could recall countless times I would be bored as hell channel surfing at home and as I soon as I flicked by Animal Planet I would always stop and see Steve go 1on1 with some random 15ft croc or some ridiculously huge spitting cobra. I literally would fall asleep watching 'Croc Hunter' re-runs throughout the night.

R.I.P – Steve Irwin. You’re in a better place now. You’ve done your job and left a lasting impression on all of us!

[Shinto]

What tier is the stingray people? Irwin could own fucking crocs and couldn't parry SA 2 tail stab. What chance would the average joe have aganist these things?

Well we put the bear at s rank and the Sting Ray goes up to high tier just because his defense is too fucking good........hmmm if a Sting Ray takes out Jack Hannah then its fuckin Broke.

[ruthless_nash]

this is very sad indeed. i didnt realise stingray tails were that powerful, i thought they were just there for show... poor steve, even in his death he is teaching people about stuff..

i feel sorry for his family and daughter bindi... cute little kid whose had a great father and no more... :'(

[ThePurpleBunny]

Stingrays aren't as powerful as people make them to be (though still dangerous). If that barb had hit somewhere like the arm, leg, side, ect, Steve more than likely would have lived. The venom coating on the tail is what killed him when it pierced his heart. It just happened to hit the one spot.

Death by Stingrays are extremely rare. Most they usually do is cause nausea and pain.

The new story now is that the stingray that killed him was buried under the sand, so they may have misjudged the location of the tail if it was hidden.

[Lvl.3]

He died of cardiac arrest which I assume is from the tail totally shredding his chest contents while coming out of him.

Actually the posion in the tail is what killed him. I guess he was trying to ride the String Ray and his chest was in the striking spot.


The Great Barrier Reef has alot of dangerous creatures. I think the biggest "killer" in AU is Jelly Fish, the small ones.

[Cisco]

[QUOTE=ThePurpleBunny;3334787]Stingrays aren't as powerful as people make them to be (though still dangerous). QUOTE]



Uhh no... now they are, if that man carried crocs in his arms with out shit happening to him, fucked with mad poisonous snakes and pissed off Komodo dragons but got owned by a sting ray, that says much.

[Spirit Juice]

Actually the posion in the tail is what killed him. I guess he was trying to ride the String Ray and his chest was in the striking spot.


The Great Barrier Reef has alot of dangerous creatures. I think the biggest "killer" in AU is Jelly Fish, the small ones.

The article says that the ray was burried in the sand when he approached it.

[asianhitler]

When I think of Steve I think back at his segments on Conan O' Brian. How he manhandled and tied Conan up and Conan wrestling with the fake crocodile. Pricless.

RIP Steve Irwin.

There's no way they're gonna show the public the footage of him dying unless it gets leaked.

[scum gale 88]

"hey did you hear about steve irwin?"
"no man"
"I heard he died!"
"no way! how did he go? did he get mauled my a lion? eaten by a gang of crocodiles?"
"no dude,he got stabbed by a stingray!"
"no way! just a little sting?"
"well it stabbed him in the heart"
"whoa, fuckin badass"

rest in peace steve irwin

[Wellman]

RIP Steve Irwin, the closet actual dude to Crocodile Dundee.

[ruin-]

Is there footage of him geting it?

[tondashocka]

Sadly, I can't think of a better time to fucking say "I told you so".

[BudaFuka]

:sad:

[The Bucket Of Truth]

Is there footage of him geting it?of course. i heard over the radio today that police where checking out the tapes. be on the net soon enough like everything else

[quiche]

Oh man. This totally ruins my day.

You will be missed, Steve-O.

...seriously.

[Irennicus]

To the people who think that this is surprising...

The ocean has some of the deadliest life in the planet. Not only because of 'venomous' creatures but because as a human you're in an environment where you can't maneuver nearly as well as a creature who has lived in that medium for its entire life.

You get stung by a sting ray, a boxcar jellyfish, or some forms of octopus, and your ass is grass.

It's also important to note that there is not a single sting worse than the sting of a stonefish or a stingray. Those things pierce through fucking boots.

[TrueSephiroth]

I believe Irwin was struck by the largest species of Stingray, the ones that can grow up to 10-14 ft and weighing up to 700+lbs I believe. However the chances of being struck in the heart is extremely low, if he was struck by his limbs or something, he would've survived almost definetly, however a struck in the heart is very fatal, I believe there has only been one document of a person surviving being struck in the heart by a stingray.

Still I believe only 15 or 17 casualties worldwide by a stingray, this is very, very low, considering the amount of people who reside near the ocean shores or frequent them. As I've stated earlier, I will truly miss Steve Irwin, it wasn't always his over the top craziness that made me like him, it was the mere fact that everything he was doing, he expressed himself honestly, which is what I loved about him, he was being himself everytime, all the time, much respect to him, give a thumbs up to Mr. Rogers(Another guy who I loved) for me while your up there Steve.

[Archer V2.0]

according to recent news, he pulled the stingray's barb out of his heart before he died (which was pretty much a few seconds after he was stabbed)

[R2J]

Man this totally sucks. I love this dude.
He was the only reason i watched the
animal channel. Sad news...
May god rest his soul.

[Jushiness]

irwin shall be missed... but can we honestly look at ourselves and say we didnt see it coming?

[TSC]

Sad to see him go like that, I didn't care for him all that much when he was alive but I must admit hearing of his death was quite sad news indeed.

Rest in peace...

[hawaiigamer142]

one of his closest friends who watched the video said after he was stabbed, he pulled the barb out but died almost immediately because of extensive bleeding. the rigid edges of a sting ray's barb is meant to shred and tear when trying to pull it out. that probably added to the bleeding.

damn shame man. the best part about him was that the person he was on camera was the same person off.

[Taito]

http://hunterjedispirit.ytmnd.com/

damn shame man. the best part about him was that the person he was on camera was the same person off.
Nah that's not true, I saw documentaries where was planning what he was gonna do on the next show. That dude was dead serious the whole time they went over safety precautions with his crew. Most of his behavior you saw on TV was obviously an act.

[voodazz]

http://hunterjedispirit.ytmnd.com/


Nah that's not true, I saw documentaries where was planning what he was gonna do on the next show. That dude was dead serious the whole time they went over safety precautions with his crew. Most of his behavior you saw on TV was obviously an act.

Hahaha! Awesome!

Damn, he actually pulled the barb out of his chest?? That's pretty hardcore! :cool:

It would have been cooler if he killed the stingray with it before he died.

[Satomiblood]

Not to be an insensitive prick, but he once fed a crocodile while holding his infant son or daughter.

[Mark Beast]

according to recent news, he didn't do anything to provoke the stingray to sting him...so say the ppl that have seen the tapes. its pretty bad ass that he pulled the barb out of his chest before dying. that is hardcore. r.i.p.

[RaishinX]

^ Yeah, I saw that too. It's like a 90-year old woman dying. Sad, but kinda predictable.

[Ragetowersrage]

This just in, there is a picture of the sting ray that killed him

I think 3 people will get this... (http://www.ninjaturtles.com/profiles/ray.gif)

[RaishinX]

^ I believe I'm one of them. I had an action figure of him, too.

[B_IzM]

Does anyone know how these stingrays actually attack?

I know they lift up their tails to assume defensive positions, but do they shoot out their barbs at you like a bullet on a gun or do they use their tails to pierce right through you?

[Spirit Juice]

Not to be an insensitive prick, but he once fed a crocodile while holding his infant son or daughter.

And that's a reason for him to die? I don't see your reasoning for even posting that. Irwin was an expert in his field and knew what he was doing. While it wasn't the wisest thing for him to do in public, he has 100% control of the situations he's in. He knows croc behavior like the back of his hand; being with them, and other wild animals, is a second nature to him. Of all the injuries he's received from animals, none were serious or life threating if I recall correctly. It was just an unfortunate, random case of bad luck that he was killed like this.

Does anyone know how these stingrays actually attack?

I know they lift up their tails to assume defensive positions, but do they shoot out their barbs at you like a bullet on a gun or do they use their tails to pierce right through you?

To my knowledge, they simply lash the base of their tail at you and stab you with it. Poor guy... he was probably dead either way. If he left it in his heart, the amount of venom going into his blood stream would probably kill him. If he ripped it out, he was going to die of blood loss. Poor Steve. :shake:

[Satomiblood]

And that's a reason for him to die? I don't see your reasoning for even posting that. Irwin was an expert in his field and knew what he was doing. While it wasn't the wisest thing for him to do in public, he has 100% control of the situations he's in. He knows croc behavior like the back of his hand; being with them, and other wild animals, is a second nature to him. Of all the injuries he's received from animals, none were serious or life threating if I recall correctly. It was just an unfortunate, random case of bad luck that he was killed like this.

Oh, no way. It's unfortunate that he died. And it's bizarre how he died, but he was obviously involved in a very dangerous field. I understand he was trying to prove a point when feeding that crocodile.

[RaishinX]

Does anyone know how these stingrays actually attack?

I know they lift up their tails to assume defensive positions, but do they shoot out their barbs at you like a bullet on a gun or do they use their tails to pierce right through you?

I think you gotta be kinda close to them. They just kinda lay it up on you and BAM you're sticked!

[TrunksSS3]

Steve Irwin

R.I.P

[dog-face]

This is such terrbile news.

R.I.P Steve Irwin.

[9999]

He pulled the barb out of his chest before he died? What a fuckin monster, thats the kind of stuff you see in hollywood. This guy was no mere mortal.

And somehow, I think he knew he would die quicker if he pulled it out. And again, somehow I think he knew something like this would/could happen one day.

[RodJ]

Not to be an insensitive prick, but he once fed a crocodile while holding his infant son or daughter.

He knew what he was doing, he was around wildlife his entire life and i'm pretty sure he would have known when his baby and himself were in danger but back to the matter at hand, steve was literally the posterboy for all wildlife. He was a humble and genuine person and will truly be missed.

R.I.P "The Crocodile Hunter"

[Spirit Juice]

http://steveirwinisonehellofaman.ytmnd.com/

Truth.

[ThePurpleBunny]

Steve Irwin > Chuck Norris
Steve Irwin > Vin Diesel
Steve Irwin > Jerome Bettis
Steve Irwin > Paul Bunyan
Steve Irwin > Life

[Honest Monk]

What's funny was that I was talking to aussie woman a few days before his death about "crikey". She says he's usually crazy in person.

R.I.P. Steve.

[Dan?]

Beast though he was, he never learned to roll cancel.

RIP Steve.

[white shadow]

Wow even with adrenaline coarsing through you grabbing a barbed stingray stinger with your bare hands and ripping it out of you own heart is pretty hardcore.

Once again R.I.P.:shake:

[WasFemto]

Sucks that the guy died. I head about it last night at work.

BUT he went out crazy, ripping the barb out of his chest?! That's too fucking beastly :karate:

[9999]

http://steveirwinisonehellofaman.ytmnd.com/

Truth.

And with that truth, a new av is born.

[ThePurpleBunny]

I should also add:

Steve Irwin > Bruce Willis in Die Hard
Steve Irwin > Hulk Hogan
Steve Irwin > Charles Lindburgh
Steve Irwin > Alexander the Great

And to top it all off

Steve Irwin > Ken Jennings

[hanz0]

R.I.P steve-o youll be missed ;_; i really did enjoy your documentaries you crazy bastard may you wrestle crocs to your hearts content in wildlife heaven :sad:

[hawaiigamer142]

http://hunterjedispirit.ytmnd.com/


Nah that's not true, I saw documentaries where was planning what he was gonna do on the next show. That dude was dead serious the whole time they went over safety precautions with his crew. Most of his behavior you saw on TV was obviously an act.

Well why wouldn't he be dead serious about going over safety precautions? You're talking about peoples' lives there. I'm talking about if you ever met this guy in real life he'd probably be the same that you saw on tv.

[white shadow]

Steve Irwin > Ken Jennings

Whoo and that is no easy task by any means.:smokin:

[Theycalledhim Alan]

Here to pay my respects to Steve Irwin, R.I.P. my brothah. You will be missed.

[KYO84]

R.I.P Steve Irwin :sad:

[ThePurpleBunny]

Bill O'Reilley is acting like a choad about Steve's death. Animal Expert Jim Fowler is owning his ass defending Steve.

I've never seen anyone tell O'Reilley that's he's full of bologna. Irwin's legend lives on!

[Nemesis00]

It takes a real man to pull a spiked tail out of one's own heart. RIP Steve Erwin.

[9999]

Oh god, wtf is O'reilly saying?

[hawaiigamer142]

Bill O'Reilley is acting like a choad about Steve's death. Animal Expert Jim Fowler is owning his ass defending Steve.

I've never seen anyone tell O'Reilley that's he's full of bologna. Irwin's legend lives on!

dude yeah i can't believe that guy is being such a jackass. i caught the latter part of the interview and thought to myself, you know some reknowned and loved animal expert just fucking died, what's bill's deal giving his interviewees attitude when they're trying to shed some light on what happened and spread the word of conservation?

[PozerWolf]

WTF, that interview needs to be uploaded!

[Spirit Juice]

*sigh* O'Reilly is such a fucking worthless attention whore. Why else would a human being be such an asshole like that?

[9999]

lol, wait till Stewart and Colbert hear about this, theyll fuckin DESTROY O'Reilly :rofl:

[junker]

O'Reilly is the biggest piece of shit in the world. The idiots that like his show are the real assholes, too.

[Shinto]

Lord knows O'Reilly is a SRK poster, he's full of shit and everyone knows it.

[The Bucket Of Truth]

what did o reilly say?

[denjin]

The man was pretty fortunate in many ways.

He worked a job he LOVED.

He died in a way that he probably would've been okay with. I mean, death by mugger would've really sucked. But like this? He knew the risks you know?

I don't feel bad for him.

But I feel bad for his family.

Anyway. R.I.P.

[DanielLarusso]

He ripped the barb out of his chest before he died? BEASTLY.

[Ragetowersrage]

He ripped the barb out of his chest before he died? BEASTLY.

Yup, heard he tried to throw it back at the Ray, but the bastard did a "Swim-by" on him and took off.

[_MJ_#R]

they have tape of steve getting peaced out..
I doubt it will be showed, lets hope it gets leaked.

[Satomiblood]

Beast though he was, he never learned to roll cancel.

RIP Steve.

I like the use of fighting game lexicon after someone's death. That's just something I never understood despite posting here for over 4 years.

[Septimus Prime]

Imagine being on Fear Factor and having your opponents be Steve Irwin and Austin Stevens. I would totally just walk off the fucking set.

Anyway, even though it's been a few days, this news is still quite sad. :sad:

[OmNiExiZt]

A FUCKING STINGRAY!?!?!? WTF!?!?! I've played with those things plenty of times not knowing that they had the potential to kill you. I thought that the most they could do was run your over. I expected him to get killed man style. You know, like getting eaten by tigers under molten lava with ninja snipers shooting laser guns at him while he was handcuffed. This is up there with a dolphin biting someones head of, you just can't believe it.

*ONEZ*

[Satomiblood]

This is up there with a dolphin biting someones head of, you just can't believe it.

I heard that in Rand McNally, they wear hats on their feet and hamburgers eat people.

[Starhammer]

R.I.P. Steve. you were one of the only reasons I bothered watching regular TV.

when I heard it had happened, I had hoped that it was only a joke or a typo, but it was true. yeah, I knew it was only a matter of time before one of those animals snapped and went berserk on him, but yuou always have that hope that things don't go bad. still, at least he went out doing what he loved to do. no bad shit left behind for the gossip mongers to pick at. that's a plus in any book. he'll be remembered for a lot of good as well as the fact that he lived a life that most of us wouldn't have the balls to go for. my hat's off to ya Steve. Rush heaven down with the quickness.

-Starhammer-

[R.P.D rookie]

So what was O'reily saying exactly?

On a related note, Glenn Beck hates the way people are saying "It's the way he would've wanted to die".:rofl:

[MegamanDS]

oreily is basically saying he was stupid and deserved to die for doing this type of stuff for his job and he was lucky he lived that long.

[shenakuma]

that fucker should have gotten eaten a long ass time ago.
I think he left the world a way he didn't mind.
He was a bad ass for his show though, I watched it all the time.
he got fchkin owned by a stingray though. 0_o

R I P :nunchuck:

[Spirit Juice]

A FUCKING STINGRAY!?!?!? WTF!?!?! I've played with those things plenty of times not knowing that they had the potential to kill you. I thought that the most they could do was run your over. I expected him to get killed man style. You know, like getting eaten by tigers under molten lava with ninja snipers shooting laser guns at him while he was handcuffed. This is up there with a dolphin biting someones head of, you just can't believe it.

*ONEZ*

I think getting killed by a smaller one is even less likely to happen to you than what happened to Steve, but the one he was swimming over was the largest stingray species; it can grow somewhere around 7 feet wide wing to wing. Getting stabbed in the heart by one of those thing's barbs was pretty much game over. :(

Even now, after a few days, I'm still saddened with his death. I'm still in disbelief that it even happened. :shake:

[Raziel321]

im still really depressed about this shit. he died too early in life. if irwin doesnt get into heaven, there is no god.

[4Play]

im still really depressed about this shit. he died too early in life. if irwin doesnt get into heaven, there is no god.
QFT.

[RodJ]

O'reily can go fuck a stingray.

[OmNiExiZt]

O'reily can go fuck a stingray.

I'd buy that for a dollar!!!

*ONEZ*

[MegamanDS]

big money! big prizes! i love it!

[Dan?]

big money! big prizes! i love it!

References to Smash TV are both welcome and relevant to this topic.





I'd buy that for a dollar!

[Kromo]

What makes this guy a hero?
I dont think I've ever seen his show, why the hell is this front page news? What exactly has he contributed to humanity?

I think he's a bit of a bastard for leaving his family like that, I mean, if his family was his biggest priority, he wouldnt be putting his life on the line like that.

Also, sting ray? He's the damn crocodile hunter, he definately should have been shot by a crocodile. That's the way to go. I just hope his some avenges his death by making a show called "nature murderer" where he goes around beating up animals.

[Rhio2k]

I remember an episode where he was in some desert at the top of a mountain, and there was a 6 foot wide crevasse he had to step over to get to some place where blue and black lizards lived. He made it across just fine, but his wife Terri got stuck straddling the 20 foot drop. Steve was all "I'll run ahead Ter. You can catch up later." Didn't even try to help her. Meanwhile, she struggles for like 8 minutes to cross the damn crevasse and staggers over to where Steve is super-focused on ordinary-looking lizards (they look like regular skinks with a blue line from head to tail). I really hope he became more considerate after that incident.

[Jappo]

http://www.youtube.com/v/-Okp5FTKOB4

[EndLeSS8]

What makes this guy a hero?
I dont think I've ever seen his show, why the hell is this front page news? What exactly has he contributed to humanity?

I think he's a bit of a bastard for leaving his family like that, I mean, if his family was his biggest priority, he wouldnt be putting his life on the line like that.

Also, sting ray? He's the damn crocodile hunter, he definately should have been shot by a crocodile. That's the way to go. I just hope his some avenges his death by making a show called "nature murderer" where he goes around beating up animals.

If you never even saw his show, you don't even deserve to post on this thread. Stop being an attention whore.

[De4dEyE]

Dunno if you guys've seen this:

http://img385.imageshack.us/img385/2129/jediirwintc4.gif (http://imageshack.us)

o_o

[9999]

Dunno if you guys've seen this:

http://img385.imageshack.us/img385/2129/jediirwintc4.gif (http://imageshack.us)

o_o

:rofl: man oh man, Irwin has the best facial expressions :tup:

Damn, now I want to make that into an av too...

[Sex Cowboy]

References to Smash TV are both welcome and relevant to this topic.





I'd buy that for a dollar!

nnnnnnooooooooo wwwwwaaaaaayyyyyyyy!!!!!

[mvsc2demon]

http://www.cheesefrog.com/frog/steveirwin.gif

[DanielLarusso]

http://www.youtube.com/v/-Okp5FTKOB4

The irony.

...safe to say that commercial will never see the light of day again.

RIP once again

[Rhio2k]

Um (http://h1.ripway.com/Rhio2k/pokehunter.gif)...

[9999]

http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1707330