Posted on 09/15/2006 2:06:04 PM PDT by melt
Steve Irwin's daughter to swim with stingray that killed him
Last updated at 12:55pm on 15th September 2006
Chip off the old croc: Bindi wants to film stingrays after dad Steve Irwin's death
The eight-year-old has even said she wants to swim with the same giant fish that killed her daredevil dad.
Bindi – who was named after one of Steve's favourite crocodiles– is presenting her own wildlife series called Jungle girl.
And the tragic events that led to Steve, 44, being pierced in the chest by a stingray's barb happened as he shot for scenes for his daughter's children's TV show.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Good question. The stingray is a female who comes to you when you call out her name: "Barb!"
LOL!
"Okay, I posted without reading the article as closely as I should. I thought they were WANTING the girl to swim with the stingray, not that it was her own idea. "
Yes, that's what I was thinking then I read the entire article and it is promoting her show called Jungle Girl. It's a misleading headline.
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