Holy @#%! - Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin killed by a sting-ray barb to the chest

[Dressel Rebel]

There have only been 3 other deaths by stingrays ever recorded.

17 to date.  Scratch that, 18 after today.

[Rob]

I wonder if they'll close the stingray petting pool at Sea World now. 

My understanding is that all those rays are de-stingered in some fashion.  There would have been hundreds of incidents there by now if they weren't.

There was a sign saying "Don't Pet their tails" 

It's been awhile since I was there, but I still could have sworn that the last time I was there some guide was telling us about how their stingers (barbs I guess...) had been removed and that they were harmless.

If they all had barbs they'd be getting shot out left and right with all that petting going on.

[HWR]

This is ineeed sad news, I was chocked when I read it, this was way to early to pass away.

sure everyone on Skywalker and Rebel Scum are sad to hear it too, exept you alltime favorite Australian (GNT of cause), who hated Steve Irwin.

[Hemish]

Its been pretty amazing down here, first time I heard it I thought Croc or Snake but then to hear it was a Sting Ray I was kinda shocked.
The media down here is really running with it, to the point of tackiness.
Tonights news was broadcast from his Australia Zoo and one current affairs programm after was there too, with the presenter going so far as to have a lizard on her shoulder towards the end of the show. There are also specials about him and his life on aswell.
I feel for his wife Terri and his kids Bindi and Bob but I think there comes a time when the media needs to step back and take a look at themselves , tonights news did little for me other than to annoy me.
RIP Steve , you were a champ

[Brian]

I was really shocked to hear this over the weekend as well, and as others have mentioned, when I first heard he had passed I thought of a croc or snake or something like that.  To be honest, I had no idea that stingrays could kill people until I had heard this.  Thoughts and prayers with his family in this difficult time.

[Darth Kenobi]

Would you people watch the footage of his death seeing as he wants the footage released to the public.  I have mix feeling on wether I would watch it or not.
Watching Croc Hunter on Animal Planet I learned something about Steve Irwin that I hadn't know,  that he ended up saving some guy's life off of Mexico. 

[hansolo_506]

The footage was being shot for a new program that was due to be hosted by his daughter.  Even though he said if he went, he wanted the cameras rolling..I highly doubt the footage will ever see the light of day.

If it were my dad doing something for me and he got killed, I don't think I would want to even think about the possibility of seeing it.

[Dressel Rebel]

Yeah, I'd watch it I guess.  I don't think it'd be nearly as horrifying as the beheadings I watched coming out of Zarqawi's (good riddance) group in Baghdad.  Now that was horrific.  But I think it was important to watch, especially for half this country, so we really understand what it is that we're up against with radical muslim extremists.

Anyhow, I got derailed there.

What I'm really trying to say, is that I've seen way worse.  So yeah, I'd give it a look.

[Dr. Zoltar]

But I think it was important to watch, especially for half this country, so we really understand what it is that we're up against with radical muslim extremists.

Which half?

[Angry Ewok]

Don't bring politics into this, Dressel.

[Sprry75]

Someone needs to declare war on these mantafascists and their weapons of individual destruction before they indiscriminately stab more Aussies.

Vote GOP in '06, or the stingrays will win.

[ruiner]

 

[Dressel Rebel]

Out of a serious situation, a humorous twist evolves...

[Artoo]

I don't Steve would be proud of what they're doing.

[Darth Slothus]

I don't Steve would be proud of what they're doing.

WTF??! MY name is ARTUUUUUU

I don't Steve either..LOL