Posted on 09/03/2006 9:29:57 PM PDT by lunarbicep
Edited on 09/04/2006 5:53:46 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
She was killed by a drunk driver outside the gate to Australia Zoo a few years ago while he was filming the movie he made.
Oh good heavens... I'm up too late again and obviously I'm not seeing clearly. I don't know how I saw "wash" in your correctly-typed word "crash". Sorry...
Very sad... mother and son both killed in freak accidents, dying far too young...
He lived full throttle. That's all real men ask for.
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Yeah I think that is when I got bothered by him, but I forgave him. It was a bad mistake, and I believe he knew it. That is why he never did it again.
It's a shame and shocking too because he is looked up to by so many children.
I'd always wanted him to someday do commercials for Outback Steakhouse where he encounters a bloomin' onion on somebody's table and goes into his whole Crocodile Hunter schtick like he just discovered some rare snake.
Well, there's a pretty bold statement. You wrestle animals for a living like he did? :~)
Yes, they did seem like such a happy couple, I always thought they were a perfect match, even their interests were so in line. She has to be devistated! What horrible news.
Just curious, how did that happen?
Terrible. Shoulda stayed with what he knew... crocs.
That looks like I was sounding dismissive of what you were saying, and I wasn't- I just am too shocked to be eloquent! My apologies!
Update:
Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin, has died after being struck by a stingray barb in Queensland.
Mr Irwin, 44 died after the stingray barb went through his chest while he was shooting a documentary off Port Douglas.
The Queensland Police Service has confirmed Mr Irwin's death. In a statement, it said Mr Irwin collapsed after being stung by a sting ray at Batt Reef, off Port Douglas, about 11am.
After being struck, Mr Irwin's crew called for medical treatment and the Emergency Management Queensland Helicopter responded, but he was dead before the treatment arrived.
The statement said Mr Irwin's family has been advised.
His American-born wife Terri is reported to be trekking on Cradle Mountain in Tasmania.
A spokesman for the Queensland Ambulance Service said officers attended the scene on Low Isles via helicopter at 12.04pm today and arrived back in Cairns at 12.53pm.
"The area it was delivered to was the problem. A sting ray hit to the chest is a big problem," he said.
Mr 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 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.
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.
Mr 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 spokeswoman for Irwin's Australia Zoo said she was aware of reports of his death and the zoo would not be making any statements at this stage.
According to the zoo's website, Irwin was born in Victoria in 1962, but
moved with his family to Queensland in 1970 when his father, Bob, started a reptile park on the Sunshine Coast.
Irwin married American Terri Raines in 1992 after she visited the zoo
on holiday.
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2006/09/04/1157222051494.html
The 44-year-old collapsed after being stung by the sting-ray at Batt Reef, near Port Douglas, a popular tourist resort, at 11 a.m. today, the Queensland Police Service said in the e-mailed statement.
sad news ping. He was entertaining.
One has to admit that he was not boring and lived life to the fullest.
It's on CNN now
I had always hoped to go Down Undah someday and visit his Zoo in Queensland.
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