Steve Irwin "Croc Hunter" killed in action

[NHCharger]

Killed by a Stingray.
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=127456

[8WHEELER]

  I heard about that, I liked him, yes he was all over the place but he was a great all around guy he will be missed 

Dan

[73chgrSE]

That is very sad. We loved to watch him. From one reptile lover to another, RIP.

[dodge freak]

When he was first on TV in the early 90's he had a Pit Bull type of dog and when it was dinner time him and his dog would find a wild bore and have it for dinner. After they drove around and spot one he let the dog loose and the dog would hold it down and Steve would come and kill it with his knife.  He skin and cook it and him and his dog would then eat it right by where they killed it.  That's a real hunter for you.

Rest in peace Steve

[Charger_Fan]

That's sad news. That was definitely one guy who was full of life & loved what he did.
He died doing what he loved & in my opinion, that's the best way to go.

R.I.P. Steve, you'll be missed.

[TruckDriver]

You beat me to it. This is what I got off Yahoo news, http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060904/ts_nm/australia_irwin_dc_9

He was definately crazy, but also I loved watching him. R.I.P. Steve.

[Shakey]

Is this the same guy that put his child in grave danger a year or so ago by bringing him / her with him into the reptile pen?

Like my Father had told me as a young man - "if you mess with the bull, you're gonna get the horns"

So, does this guy qualify for a Darwin award?

[Chris G.]

Sad to hear. Real energetic guy that was living his dream.

Just for the heck of it, I went to ebay this morning and searched his name. Before yesterday there were about 15 items for sale. As of yesterday there were 6 pages of new stuff. Nice huh?  

[bull]

Like my Father had told me as a young man - "if you mess with the bull, you're gonna get the horns"

Remember that.

Anyway, I really liked that guy but I somehow knew he was going to get killed the way he took chances.

[dodge freak]

Hey he made it to 44 years old and he said hes been out in the wild since he was 5 years old so thats 39 years of fooling around with killer beasts, pretty darn good you ask me. His dad was a park ranger. Funny thing is that those fish rarely kill anybody last time over there was in 1945. Maybe he should have retired at 40 , made lots of money I do believe.

[70charginglizard]

"The guy was incredible. His knowledge was incredible," Hanna said. "Some people that are doing this stuff are actors and that type of thing, but Steve was truly a zoologist, so to speak, a person who knew what he was doing. Yes, he did things a lot of people wouldn't do. I think he knew what he was doing."


well said.

This is so sad. I really liked Steve.

Steves the reason I went with the V1G gator grain theam on my car.

Truely a very cool guy pasionate about what he loved in life and will be greatly miss by many.

Hats off.

Stingray.....It had to be a Chevy

[tan top]

sad news , of all the dangerous stuff he did with , crocodiles, poisonous snakes / spiders etc , then gets taken out by a stingray .
R I P

[Shakey]

Like my Father had told me as a young man - "if you mess with the bull, you're gonna get the horns"

Remember that.

I knew it, I just knew it as I typed it that I was gonna get one of these  from you.    

[Lowprofile]

Very sad news. I feel bad for his wife & kids. RIP Steve

[greenpigs]

Is this the same guy that put his child in grave danger a year or so ago by bringing him / her with him into the reptile pen?

Like my Father had told me as a young man - "if you mess with the bull, you're gonna get the horns"

So, does this guy qualify for a Darwin award?

Real classy Shakey

  Most of use earn a living by going to a building and putting the time in on whatever our job is. Steve had a much different way of supporting his family and he did what he loved.

[Blown70]

While this is sad news, I do have to say then when you put yourself in the situations he did well,  Play with fire long enough you may get burned....

Does not change that this is sad, and I did like his antics.  He certainly loved his job!

[Shakey]

Is this the same guy that put his child in grave danger a year or so ago by bringing him / her with him into the reptile pen?

Like my Father had told me as a young man - "if you mess with the bull, you're gonna get the horns"

So, does this guy qualify for a Darwin award?

Real classy Shakey

  Most of use earn a living by going to a building and putting the time in on whatever our job is. Steve had a much different way of supporting his family and he did what he loved.

ooooohhhh noooo, I offended Greenpigs!  

How's he gonna support his family now?  Huh?  

He did what he loved and now he's dead.  Sounds like a selfish bloke eh!   

Everyone sounds so shocked that the "Crocodile Hunter" got killed.  Wasn't it only a matter of time?  Hey, if he died in a car wreck or something tragic like that I admit, I'd show a bit more sympathy.

In reality, yeah it's a shame that guy that provided a lot of entertainment to a lot of people who was a Son, Husband & Father has died but he died playing with fire.

If someone tells me their 94 year old Grandmother passed away - a shame and sad.

If someone tells me their 24 year old Brother passed away - tragic.

If a Son, Father, Husband gets killed on the way to office in a car wreck - tragic.

If a Son, Father, Husband gets killed while playing with crocodiles, snakes and other dealy animals - a shame and sad.  Not surprising.

BTW Greenpigs - you wanna start throwing around the word "classy" in a sarcastic way while addressing me, I'll go dig through all your old posts a put together a whole pile of your "classy" comments.  You know, the ones directed at other members of this board.   

[Silver R/T]

thats sucks, hope his family gonna be alright

[NHCharger]

Can't croc's run up to 20 MPH? He took his fair share of chances over the years including bringing his infant son into a pen with a croc. I feel sorry for his wife and two young children. In a job like his the law of average's eventually catches up to you. However it was a freak accident that the barb penetrated his heart.

[Mefirst]

It´s just sad... I enjoyed the nature programs he did and he was quite the character.. It would have been fun to drink a couple of cold ones with him...

[greenpigs]

BTW Greenpigs - you wanna start throwing around the word "classy" in a sarcastic way while addressing me, I'll go dig through all your old posts a put together a whole pile of your "classy" comments.  You know, the ones directed at other members of this board.   

Go ahead, try finding a life while your at it.

I hardly every talk down to members here and if I do I think they deserve it.

But I do agree he was risking his life constantly and it doesn't suprise me that he was killed. You could have been a little more human about it.

[Ponch ®]

I hear the stingray was just the fall guy. The crocs put out the word and ok'd the hit.

[gtx6970]

I hear the stingray was just the fall guy. The crocs put out the word and ok'd the hit.

[Charger71]

I hate it that the Crikey Croc man was killed.  Cut and paste this link about another man that studied wild animals, namely Grizzlies, and was ultimately killed by them...

www.katmaibears.com/grizzly-attack.htm

Rest in Peace... Steve Urwin...

[Ponch ®]

I know a guy who hunted and killed a man-eating lion in Africa. For real.