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Title: R.I.P Steve Irwin
Post by: Jay_Oh on September 03, 2006, 08:54:07 pm: Steve Irwin, Australias great wildlife guy was killed today in queensland

Full story http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,20349541-5001021,00.html
Title: R.I.P Steve Irwin
Post by: JazzyManda on September 03, 2006, 09:09:07 pm: Wow. This is so sad. He will be missed

Amanda
Title: R.I.P Steve Irwin
Post by: B on September 03, 2006, 09:09:24 pm: A friend of mine just posted about that on LJ. I was all :o 8O :(.

What made me really sad was this from the article (http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,20349560-661,00.html) I read:

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It's believed Mr Irwin's American-born wife Terri is trekking on Cradle Mountain in Tasmania and has yet to be told of her husband's death.

That would just suck to come home and find out the person you are with is dead.
Title: R.I.P Steve Irwin
Post by: NoelleNC on September 03, 2006, 09:51:12 pm: I know, it's very sad, and they have 2 little kids :(

RIP, he seemed like a cool person. Crazy, but like a genuine and nice person.
Title: R.I.P Steve Irwin
Post by: Si on September 04, 2006, 01:11:48 am: I am still shocked :(
I really liked him, loved his work, he did so much for animals
At least he died doing what he loved and lived for...

He wasn't about popularity or money or all that crap,
he was real, genuine.

I feel really bad for Terri, Bindi Sue and Bob
I hope his two kids will continue his work when they get older.
Title: yeah it is sad...
Post by: joey on September 04, 2006, 04:55:21 am: just tried to find out what exactly killed him...take a look at the barb that supposedy went through his chest...

(http://www.jerrylabella.com/stingray/stingray3.jpg)...

That is painful!!!

Gonna miss him!!!
Title: R.I.P Steve Irwin
Post by: bobpzero on September 04, 2006, 05:09:42 am: i guess they werent expecting this to happen. definitly think there should be more safety provided for wildlife experts who risk there lives just to give the world a closeup/detailed view of various creatures.
"only one other person is known to have died in Australia from a stingray attack, at St Kilda, Melbourne in 1945."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/5311298.stm
Title: R.I.P Steve Irwin
Post by: Vultch on September 04, 2006, 06:16:39 am: wow, I just read a news article about it. damn
Title: Oh Crikey!
Post by: eclv on September 04, 2006, 09:53:59 am: I saw that in my AOL News Page (http://articles.news.aol.com/news/_a/stingray-kills-crocodile-hunter/20060904005509990001?ncid=NWS00010000000001) this morning. Honestly, I am surprised it didn't happen sooner. That man is Crazy! But he sure was good at what he did. I used to watch his show. Maybe he should have stayed out of the ocean and stayed with the crocs. RIP
Title: R.I.P Steve Irwin
Post by: KULPDOGG on September 04, 2006, 02:55:34 pm: yeah, its surprising.

horrible, actually.
:/

well one of the guys on my current floor (moving floors tomorrow, but thats a different story) made a facebook group.

http://kings.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2207735262

306 members already.
Title: R.I.P Steve Irwin
Post by: BWilli on September 04, 2006, 05:19:16 pm: definately very sad...kinda always knew an animal would take him...but still, so young, still unbelievable
Title: R.I.P Steve Irwin
Post by: Jophess on September 04, 2006, 06:26:53 pm: I got invited to this Facebook group (http://hs.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2208191054) earlier today.
Truly sad news. He seemed like a genuinely good guy who just cared so much about animals and the environment. RIP.
Title: R.I.P Steve Irwin
Post by: HappyZen on September 05, 2006, 11:59:35 pm: He once said that the problem with Australia is "I don't own it mate! If I owned it, I'd turn it into a habitat for the animals" ..

He used to make me laugh at how simple he was ..
He was invited to Bill Clintons farewell dinner and he didn't go
"Nah mate .. i'm not into that kinda stuff ya know?"

His passion and enthusiam for what he did was inspiring .. I really repected that .. He created thousands of hectares for the animals, and brought their plights to the people of Australia, and the world ..

He really made a difference to the world.
It's really sad :-(
Title: R.I.P Steve Irwin
Post by: MeganJane on September 06, 2006, 04:26:54 am: Crikey! As an Australian, I can say that this is a sad time for our country. He represented Australia to many people. I know it sounds corny, but he embodied the "Aussie spirit". He really shows how one person can make a difference.
Title: R.I.P Steve Irwin
Post by: nosticker on September 06, 2006, 06:26:49 pm: Over on the O-board, I remarked that Steve Irwin had brass balls to go up against the crocs, no matter how much he knew about them. I did say he had no fear, but I don't believe that now---just a lot less than most of us, and a LOT more knowledge.

For a while, I thought the guy was indestructible.

My thoughts go out to his wife and kids.

Dan/NS
Title: R.I.P Steve Irwin
Post by: Steveau on September 07, 2006, 03:34:08 pm: It's really sad but he did do some very risky things. It's ironic that what killed him was something that would be considered safe most of the time. His death will probably do more for the conservation issues he supported than staying alive would have which is really wrong.
Title: R.I.P Steve Irwin
Post by: Ryou-Neko on September 07, 2006, 04:49:41 pm: Quite true. I, however, am most sorry for his family.
Title: R.I.P Steve Irwin
Post by: ManuelD on September 08, 2006, 02:36:20 am: It's pretty sad and I liked him and everything but he did pretty stupid things, he most have known that his life was constantly in danger.
Title: R.I.P Steve Irwin
Post by: MeganJane on September 09, 2006, 03:50:36 am: Yeah, on the news they said about his "exciting life of danger"... well we all die someday, but if you lead a life of danger, it's unfortunately likely to come sooner rather than later...