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Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin dead
News.com.au ^ | September 4, 2006

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]

He was killed in a freak accident in Cairns, police sources said. It is understood he was killed by a sting-ray barb that went through his chest.

He was swimming off the Low Isles at Port Douglas filming an underwater documentary and that's when it occured.


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TOPICS: Announcements; Australia/New Zealand
KEYWORDS: australia; crikey; crocodilehunter; grief; irwin; naturalselection; obituary; prayerthread; rip; sadness; steveirwin; stingray; wonder
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To: SWAMPSNIPER
Well, apparently sting rays harrass divers.
61 posted on 09/03/2006 9:47:26 PM PDT by aruanan
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To: silent_jonny
Afraid so: Google News search "Steve Irwin"
62 posted on 09/03/2006 9:47:26 PM PDT by BigSkyFreeper (There is no alternative to the GOP except varying degrees of insanity.)
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To: Jorge

He was a good guy and entertaining. His wife and kids must be devastated.


63 posted on 09/03/2006 9:47:36 PM PDT by A CA Guy (God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: stainlessbanner

Who would have thought that a STINGRAY did him in?!! I've petted those buggers on numerous occasions and even fed them!

God rest his soul! Such a wonderful man with such a zeal for life. He will be missed.


64 posted on 09/03/2006 9:47:48 PM PDT by CheyennePress
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To: lunarbicep

Oh my god I am so upset about this. He was on my list of people to meet.
Remember the thread about if you had a dinner party and could invite any 10 living people living or dead? He was on my guest list. I am very sad tonight. Poor Terri.


65 posted on 09/03/2006 9:47:49 PM PDT by mom4kittys (If velvet could sing, it would sound like Josh Groban)
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To: lunarbicep

So sad. May the Lord bless and keep him and his family.


66 posted on 09/03/2006 9:48:13 PM PDT by Ronaldus Magnus
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To: lunarbicep

How sad! He and his family were fun to watch. This is such a shocker!!


67 posted on 09/03/2006 9:48:17 PM PDT by TightyRighty
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To: cyborg

I always ribbed my online Aussie friends, one time I asked one "Do all Australian's act like Steve?", and she replied "GOOD GOD NO!" lol


68 posted on 09/03/2006 9:48:41 PM PDT by BigSkyFreeper (There is no alternative to the GOP except varying degrees of insanity.)
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To: lunarbicep

CNN now has this a breaking news banner on their website.


69 posted on 09/03/2006 9:50:29 PM PDT by nhoward14
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To: mhking
So very sad.

Prayers for his family.

70 posted on 09/03/2006 9:50:31 PM PDT by silent_jonny
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To: lunarbicep

Terrible news. Good guy.


71 posted on 09/03/2006 9:51:09 PM PDT by SpaceBar
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To: vetvetdoug; cyborg; Fiddlstix

may we all be as passionate as Irwin in our pursuit of life.


72 posted on 09/03/2006 9:51:45 PM PDT by stainlessbanner
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To: BigSkyFreeper

Yeah ... :(


73 posted on 09/03/2006 9:52:05 PM PDT by silent_jonny
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To: lunarbicep

He really loved life 100%. May God bless him and keep him, and give his family and friends strength.


74 posted on 09/03/2006 9:52:05 PM PDT by hsalaw
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To: JCEccles

There's some pretty nasty stuff in the deep. I heard there's less than five people on Earth who survived being stung by a conch.

I don't claim to be an expert on animal behavior, but it seems more than a few times I saw him basically get in the face of some critter who just plain didn't like cameras. Or humans.


75 posted on 09/03/2006 9:52:29 PM PDT by djf (Some people say we evolved. I say "Some did, some didn't!")
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To: lunarbicep

Sky News & the AP are reporting it now


76 posted on 09/03/2006 9:53:10 PM PDT by lunarbicep (Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest. - Mark Twain)
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To: lunarbicep
He will be missed. I liked his show.

God Bless the wife and two young girls he left behind.

77 posted on 09/03/2006 9:53:18 PM PDT by LasVegasMac (Islam........not fit for human consumption.)
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To: CheyennePress

Must've been a great big ray. Sad really.


78 posted on 09/03/2006 9:53:23 PM PDT by stainlessbanner
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To: djf

More often than not, he was playing with animals that don't recognize humans as being on top of the food chain.


79 posted on 09/03/2006 9:53:53 PM PDT by nhoward14
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To: A CA Guy

Apparently his wife doesn't know yet. She's climbing a mountain somewhere.


80 posted on 09/03/2006 9:54:18 PM PDT by jimbo123
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