Steve Irwin, the "Crocodile Hunter", Dead At 44
 

I saw this in someone's journal on DA, and was pretty much convinced that it was yet-another "urban legend", since there have already been many untrue reports about Steve Irwin being killed by this or that animal. However, this is reported on Yahoo News, and Snopes.com, which debunks rumors and urban legends, has confirmed it. How very sad. He was killed by a large stingray which pierced his heart with its barb.

While many people might have considered Irwin to be a nut-case, he did a lot to improve the image of reptiles like crocs and snakes, which are so hated and feared by so many people, and changed many attitudes about them. It is the animals themselves who will miss him the most.:(

pitbulllady

Man, I loved that guy.

Great with wildlife. Unlike me. :'(

It was quite a shock for me. Steve Irwin was one of the good guys, a man who really enjoyed life and his work. He'll be missed by many, human and otherwise. :bloosad:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060904/..._tv/obit_irwin

I was going to post this, and I saw PB beat me to it.
I was terribly shocked, I couldn't believe it. I mean, a STINGRAY? If it had been a croc, that would have been more fitting, ya know? I'm quite sad over it.

awwww... that's pretty sad... (sigh)

Man..... that sucks. Steve Irwin was cool. :[ I'll miss him. Feel bad for Terri and Bindi too.

It is a sad day indeed.

Yeah I just heard the news from my brother, the second I stepped through the door, the most tragic thing of all is this was one of those one in a million fluke occurrences, I mean if he was stabbed anywhere else he might have been okay. But it had to be right through the chest.

A sad loss of an entertaining and educational personality that's for sure.

I know, I was SHOCKED when I heard. I mean, of all things, a STINGRAY. I really do feel quite bad. He did so much for animals and really cared about them, and I respect that. It's just really sad:(

I was also gonna post this, and like I said on another forum when I heard this sad news, I didn't love the guy or watch his shows alot but it just plain sucks knowing that someone who loved animals as much as he did had to go.

Irwin was a dedicated guy and he loved his work, its down right crappy that he had to die by such unusual "freak accident" of ways. But I think he would have preferred to die doing what he loved rather then by something else.

He was a positive and supportive guy and no doubt, an all around decent human being, R.I.P Crocodile Hunter, sorry we had to see you go so soon :(.