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Steve Irwin 'Crickey' Pronounced Dead.
Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 2:24 am
by nickman013
Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 2:42 am
by alex.barylski
Jesus...I thought you were kidding...
good guy...it's too bad

Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 2:44 am
by wtf
that really sucks..... not even a crocodile but stingray.
Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 3:01 am
by Chris Corbyn
Oh no

That's upsetting. He was a bit of a nutter so I guess he'll be remembered as an entertainer

Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 6:06 am
by Skittlewidth
RIP Steve Irwin: he died as he lived...poking dangerous animals with sticks
Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 6:21 am
by William
Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 1:36 pm
by nickman013
I read on another news article that his website's bandwith is skyrocketing within the few hours of his death.
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?newsid=6979
Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 1:52 pm
by Oren
Yep, I've heard that

Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 2:12 pm
by Luke
I heard this on the news right when I woke up this morning... it actually really upset me. I usually am not that effected by this sort of thing (since I don't know him personally) but for some reason it really bothers me... his wife seemed like she really loved the guy

and he just had a daughter like last year. It's quite sad.

Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 2:12 pm
by nickvd
While very sad, as the loss of any life is never really a good thing, I was pretty amazed that it wasn't a croc or similar beast who got the last laugh. Due to his line of work it was more or less inevitable, but who saw a stingray impaling his chest?
Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 2:36 pm
by jayshields
The unlucky thing is, AFAIK (some nerd is gunna correct me here!) sting rays have one of those barbed tail things like a fish hook so that it goes in easy, but is difficult to get out. They usually only cause minor injuries because you basically just rip it out of where ever it goes into you and you'll be alright, but I heard it managed to hit his heart, don't know how true that is, all I've read is that it got him in the chest.
Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 2:41 pm
by nickman013
nickvd wrote:While very sad, as the loss of any life is never really a good thing, I was pretty amazed that it wasn't a croc or similar beast who got the last laugh. Due to his line of work it was more or less inevitable, but who saw a stingray impaling his chest?
He was filming for a documentary, and they said that the 2.5 meter sting ray got him right in the heart. He died instantly.
Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 2:57 pm
by alex.barylski
jayshields wrote:The unlucky thing is, AFAIK (some nerd is gunna correct me here!) sting rays have one of those barbed tail things like a fish hook so that it goes in easy, but is difficult to get out. They usually only cause minor injuries because you basically just rip it out of where ever it goes into you and you'll be alright, but I heard it managed to hit his heart, don't know how true that is, all I've read is that it got him in the chest.
I read a few articles and some marine biologist suggested that it didn't actually penetrate through his ribs into his heart as their only little barbs (like a bee's stinger I assume) the fact it was so close to his heart (hit him in the chest) didn't help much, but she suspects he reacted to the sting, whereas most people don't. Cardiac arrest ensued.
Post mortem will determine actual cause of death, but the Doctor who arrived on scene and eventually declared his DOA suggested the same thing as the biologist...
I'm getting the impression that these stinger's don't actually have like 6 inch long nails that stick into you gut, I think what your reading is mostly media hype
Sad none the less...he was a great guy...but I somehow knew this day would come

Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 5:10 pm
by daedalus__
I saw this in the newspaper today.
I, for one, could believe it. Had to know the guy would by the hand (or tail) of an animal.
I read that it got him in the heart. Heart = death. bleh.
Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 5:12 pm
by nickman013
I wonder if they will ever release the videotape. They probably will not though.
rip.