Guest alex Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 Very knowledgable too, particularly regarding reptiles, not the idiot some may have regarded him as. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombadil 0 Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 RIP, I liked his shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6287 Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 Shame like. Feel sorry for his family and fans like. What a cliche`d death though 192115[/snapback] I think it's a very rare way to die. 192120[/snapback] They were saying on the radio this morning that he's only the third person on record to die in such a way... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34158 Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 No one seems to have a bad word to say about him, and the general consensus is that he was a sound bloke who did a lot of good. Can't ask for much more than that when you go, can you? RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 17576 Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 Shame like. Feel sorry for his family and fans like. What a cliche`d death though 192115[/snapback] I think it's a very rare way to die. 192120[/snapback] They were saying on the radio this morning that he's only the third person on record to die in such a way... 192259[/snapback] Considering his numerous encounters with poisonous snakes, crocodiles etc, it's a hugely ironic way to die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adios 717 Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 They were saying on the radio this morning that he's only the third person on record to die in such a way... 192259[/snapback] I was wondering if there was a case for putting some sort of light metal plate at the front of wetsuits, that pretty much answers it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 No one seems to have a bad word to say about him. 192262[/snapback] That's cos the bairn of his he used as croc bait still can't talk yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6287 Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 No one seems to have a bad word to say about him, and the general consensus is that he was a sound bloke who did a lot of good. Can't ask for much more than that when you go, can you? RIP. 192262[/snapback] I think his enthusiasm and passion for his love of the animals he dealt with gave the impression to some that he was somewhat of a maverick and blazé. The conservation and awareness of a great deal of Australia's wildlife owe a debt to this man. When you consider he was known world-wide, it shows the amount of respect people had for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 3180 Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 They were saying on the radio this morning that he's only the third person on record to die in such a way... 192259[/snapback] I was wondering if there was a case for putting some sort of light metal plate at the front of wetsuits, that pretty much answers it. 192268[/snapback] He was probably diving in his shorts short sleeved shirt and boots anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smooth Operator 10 Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 R.I.P.P.E.R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JawD 31 Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 Aye, sad sad news this morning when I heard this. Went out of my way to watch most of his stuff. Off beat perhaps, buy not only knowledgable but done tons of work for various wildlife organisations and for nature all round. Terrible that his wife was so far away when the news broke, more so taht its splattered all over the news before she even heard herself. His wife also played a big role in his activity and I'd wonder if she would carry it on for his sake. I swam with (smaller) rays and was told some places remove the barb and the larger ones do have a poisonous sting though due to their nature its not usually a threat. This things barb went into his chest, awful accident. Dead with his crew before the helecopter arrived I think. Awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6287 Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 They said the fact that it got him in the heart, death was instantaneous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 Saw a lass it had happened to in Florida once. She stood on one in shallow water and got stung in the foot. Looked like it bloody hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6287 Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 From Wikipedia: On 4 September 2006, Irwin was fatally pierced in the chest by a stingray barb, while off the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland, Australia while filming a segment for his daughter Bindi Irwin's (8 years old at the time) upcoming series. Irwin was in the area filming his own documentary, to be called Ocean's Deadliest, but weather had stalled filming. Irwin decided to take the opportunity to film some shallow water shots for his daughter's program. The BBC reported that this was only the second known fatality in Australian history from a stingray attack. The Sydney Morning Herald lists it as the third known death; the other two deaths being in 1938 and 1945. Shortly after 11:00 a.m. local time (01:00 UTC), Irwin was filming in the Low Isles, Queensland near Port Douglas, north of Cairns, Queensland, Australia, where he was stung either through his heart or through the left side of his chest. After he was stung, his crew called for medical help and attempted to resuscitate him. The Queensland Rescue Helicopter responded, taking him to Cairns Base Hospital. However, Irwin was pronounced dead at noon. He was not killed by the sting itself but from a puncture to the heart in turn causing cardiac arrest. The Queensland Police Service notified his family and released a statement for the media concerning the event. News of his death prompted a public outpouring expressing shock and loss. Several Australian news websites went down due to high web traffic and talk-back radio experienced a high volume of callers expressing their grief, commemorating his passion and exuberance. Prime Minister John Howard, among many other politicians, expressed his "shock and distress" at the death, saying that "Australia has lost a wonderful and colourful son.” Steve Irwin's body was flown to a morgue in Cairns, where stunned family and friends were gathering on Monday night. His American-born wife Terri was told of her husband's death while on a walking tour in Tasmania, and returned to the Sunshine Coast with her two children, Bindi (eight) and two-year-old son Bob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WubbleUC 0 Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 Was just watching a programme with him on it on ITV yesterday. Some people may have regarded him as a dick, but you cannit fault his work, his efforts, and the things he's taught people. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34158 Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 Some people may have regarded him as a dick.... 192333[/snapback] What a tribute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WubbleUC 0 Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 Some people may have regarded him as a dick.... 192333[/snapback] What a tribute. 192335[/snapback] I didn't personally like, but I know people who thought he was a fucking lunatic. I thought he was great to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol 0 Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 Shame like. Feel sorry for his family and fans like. What a cliche`d death though 192115[/snapback] I think it's a very rare way to die. 192120[/snapback] They were saying on the radio this morning that he's only the third person on record to die in such a way... 192259[/snapback] I assume you mean deaths through being pierced through the heart? Plenty of people have died from stingray attacks. EDIT: A five minute google search has found 9 reported deaths by stingrays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34158 Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 Shame like. Feel sorry for his family and fans like. What a cliche`d death though 192115[/snapback] I think it's a very rare way to die. 192120[/snapback] They were saying on the radio this morning that he's only the third person on record to die in such a way... 192259[/snapback] I assume you mean deaths through being pierced through the heart? Plenty of people have died from stingray attacks. 192390[/snapback] Isn't that how Christopher Lee died? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13804 Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 Shame like. Feel sorry for his family and fans like. What a cliche`d death though 192115[/snapback] I think it's a very rare way to die. 192120[/snapback] They were saying on the radio this morning that he's only the third person on record to die in such a way... 192259[/snapback] I assume you mean deaths through being pierced through the heart? Plenty of people have died from stingray attacks. 192390[/snapback] Isn't that how Christopher Lee died? 192392[/snapback] Fuck Is Christopher Lee dead? Fuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34158 Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 Dracula wept! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie Boyo 23 Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 Shame like. Feel sorry for his family and fans like. What a cliche`d death though 192115[/snapback] I think it's a very rare way to die. 192120[/snapback] They were saying on the radio this morning that he's only the third person on record to die in such a way... 192259[/snapback] I assume you mean deaths through being pierced through the heart? Plenty of people have died from stingray attacks. 192390[/snapback] Isn't that how Christopher Lee died? 192392[/snapback] Fuck Is Christopher Lee dead? Fuck 192396[/snapback] There you go, ObaGol. Another victim to patronize and take the piss out of...! No offence Keith, I'm not one to talk, appartently...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob W 0 Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 Dracula wept! 192402[/snapback] You'll have the Romanians around - they think he's GREAT - sound on Torks and the causes of Torks "much maligned and mis-understood" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 Just been on N-O and reading "Steve Irwin Killed by Scott Parker's 60's Haircut" made my chuckle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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