Steve Irwin is Dead
Reports: 'Crocodile Hunter' dead
POSTED: 1:11 a.m. EDT, September 4, 2006
SYDNEY, Australia (CNN) -- Steve Irwin, the Australian TV presenter known as the "Crocodile Hunter," has died after being stung in a marine accident off Australia's north coast.
Australian media reports say Irwin was diving in waters off Port Douglas, north of Cairns, when the incident happened on Monday morning.
Irwin was killed by a stingray barb that went through his chest, according to Cairns police sources. Irwin was filming an underwater documentary at the time.
Ambulance officers confirmed they attended a reef fatality Monday morning off Port Douglas, according to Australian media.
Queensland Police Services also confirmed Irwin's death and said his family had been notified.
Irwin, 44, was director of the Australian Zoo in Queensland.
He and his American-born wife Terri Irwin became popular figures on Australian and international television through Irwin's close handling of wildlife, most notably the capture of live crocodiles.
Irwin's enthusiastic approach to nature conservation and the environment won him a global following.
But his image suffered a setback in 2004 when he held his then one-month-old baby while feeding a crocodile at his Australian zoo.
You will be missed Steve. :(
posted by Taris at 1:21 AM
2 Comments:
Wow you are so up on everything.
Isn't is interesting that he died from a sting ray, or whatever it is, and not a croc or something like that? Ok yeah I know he knew his stuff about crocs. It's just weird. You know you think they're crazy but you know nothing is going to happen to him. So when he does die it's just weird. Ok yeah. Good to see you're not lost in a pile of homework. ;)
Monday, 04 September, 2006
I was stunned and now i'm a little upset that he's gone. It was just so sudden and unexpected. That he left a wife and two kids behind makes it all the more tragic.
And it's only the start of the school year, they havent had a chance to get the gears turning, so just give me another week or two.
Monday, 04 September, 2006
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