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Steve Irwin is Dead.
Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 5:22 pm
by J.R.
Steve Irwin is Dead.
His sharp
up front docu-filming of wildlife finally caught up with Steve in a terrible
freak accident when he was killed by a sting-ray.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/
As much as I sometimes found him irritating and
over the top, I had to admire his presentation.
A sad loss.
Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 5:28 pm
by Richard Ruck
Crikey!
A real bit of bad luck there. Given that a large proportion of Australian fauna is positively gagging to inflict injury and death on the human race the poor bloke gets topped by a creature which has only been responsible for one previously reported death.
There's probably a greater chance of being killed by a falling koala.
Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 5:30 pm
by sejintenej
His acceptance of risk was nearly his undoing on other occasions; when we were in Australia he was out of commission with some injury.
This accident is hardly surprising despite his knowledge but nevertheless a sad loss.
Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 5:57 pm
by JohnS
Somehow I thought he wouldn't be around for an extended period of time.
Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 10:34 pm
by J.R.
I have already received a couple of j.peg funnies on the subject. It doesn't take long, does is ?
Jude, Mrs C or English Angel may be able to forward to those of you with a sick sense of humour.
I find posting pics on this site too time consuming !
Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 7:19 am
by Vonny
J.R. wrote:I have already received a couple of j.peg funnies on the subject.
Me too
Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 12:55 pm
by Great Plum
I had a jpeg funny within an hour of finding it out...
It is a sad loss - he did nkow what he was doing but by all accounts he was a happy family man with a passion for the conservation of animals...
Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2006 12:23 pm
by J.R.
There's a lovely two page tribute to him in todays Daily Mail.
Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2006 2:38 pm
by Vonny
I see that there has been talk of a state funeral but his father has said this is not what Steve would have wanted.
Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 9:37 pm
by Hannoir
it is sad and a great loss to the conservation of aussie wildlife.
but....
as far as i am aware, he must have done something to annoy the stingray for it to sting him.
he also endorsed john howard. duh.
Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 11:28 pm
by Jude
I thought his vitality of putting over the necessity of preservation of nature a brilliant way for kids. I was shocked to see his death on AOL - aparently it is all on film.
I will miss him - but no doubt the Austrailian Zoo and his family (his kiddies were SO sweet) will miss him more...
A sad day for animal protectors.
I would prefer to remember him with taste rather by a jpg.. It's all so sordid these days - pop your clogs and some one has been waiting all year to use that gag on you.....
