Crikey! RIP Steve Irwin
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http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20349888-2,00.htmlCrocodile Hunter Steve Irwin deadBy staff writersSeptember 04, 2006 02:14pmArticle from: NEWS.com.auFont size: + -Send this article: Print EmailTHE Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin, is dead.He was killed in a freak accident in Cairns, police sources said today.It is understood he was killed by a stingray barb that went through his chest.[/b]He was swimming off the Low Isles at Port Douglas filming an underwater documentary when the tragedy occured.Ambulance officers confirmed they attended a reef fatality this morning at Batt Reef off Port Douglas.Irwin's body is being flown to Cairns.It is believed his American-born wife Terri is trekking on Cradle Mountain in Tasmania and is yet to be told of her husband's death.[/b]Irwin - known worldwide as the Crocodile Hunter - is famous for his enthusiasm for wildlife and his catchcry "Crikey!".The father of two's Crocodile Hunter program was first broadcast in 1992 and has been shown around the world on cable network Discovery.He has also starred in movies and has developed the Australia Zoo wildlife park, north of Brisbane, which was started by his parents Bob and Lyn Irwin. Tributes have already started pouring in for the larger-than-life character.Foreign Minister Alexander Downer, who used a photograph of his family at Australia Zoo for his official Christmas card last year, hailed Mr Irwin for his work in promoting Australia.Irwin was heavily involved in last year's "G'Day LA" campaign."The minister knew him, was fond of him and was very, very appreciative of all the work he'd done to promote Australia overseas," a spokesman said.A Tourism Queensland spokeswoman said the death was shocking and paid tribute to Irwin's "enormous contribution" to his adopted state.Louise Yates said it was impossible to quantify how much Mr Irwin had meant to the Queensland tourism industry."I don't think we could even estimate how much he brought us through his personality and his profile and his enthusiasm about Queensland," she said."It would be difficult to estimate how much he was worth. And it would be difficult to underestimate."She said Irwin had been a larger-than-life ambassador."It's not just what he brought but what he took with him when he travelled, his passion."Australia Zoo, on southeast Queensland's Sunshine Coast, employs more than 500 people and attracts thousands of visitors every day.But Ms Yates said it would be "unfair and unjust" to put a dollar value on Irwin's worth to the state, because of how much he had given. Wow.
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R.I.P. Cobber...
peace.
RIP
godamn..the wikipedia is already edited
All I can say is at least he went out doing what he loved.
Australia will miss him.
Best of luck chasing extinct monsters in heaven braa!
Word.
R.I.P.
Herm
Very sad.
Gutted. He did such a lot of great work... I have a lot of respect for him and everything he did.
I was diving right where he was stung back in April - the Low Isles, near Port Douglas. It makes you think.
Rest In Peace, Steve.
WubWub, I went to Mullumbimby and checked out the skatepark while I was there. Great little place.
a few crocs & snakes on land that way too
RIP
D'oh
Mullum is a cool little town look me up next time you are around Byron Shire. We have started doing regular funk parties at Kohinur Hall (in the hills 15mins from Mullum) and it is surrounded by rainforest. Awesome venue and despite being in the middle of nowhere we got 250 people last Saturday night.
I could have added emphasis true, you, I and a few other know theres shit everywhere up that way that can get you, not necessarily everrybody else, no big deal - you should post more seeing you have so much to add!
the man was one of a kind.
RIP.
Yep, totally true.
He was a classic example of true blue fair dinkum Aussie goodness.
The kids of Australia are freakin out right now. Hard to believe he's gone.
Speared through the chest by a ray while filming a show for Animal Planet with the title 'World's Deadliest Sea Creatures'.
RIP, dude was fearless.
I got up to feed the baby at 5:30am yesterday (which was also my birthday) to see that he died, and we were the same age. I started to wonder if it was some kind of bad omen.
I feel really bad for his wife and kids. He seemed like a good guy.
from one animal lover to another: peace, dude.
Steve Irwin z"l.