Oh no! The Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin, is dead!

[kmccrea]

Oh, man! He was one of my favorites. My heart goes out to his wife and little kids.
Katherine

 

[doulosforhim]

OMG, how horrible!!!

 

[doulosforhim]

my heart goes out to his family.

 

[The Snorks]

Excuse my ignorance, but don't you wear gear to prevent these types of accidents when diving???

You would, I would, and so would any other PF'er, but we're talking about a man who thought it was a brilliant ideal to dangle his infant son in front of hungry alligators. Let's just say he liked to take risks.

 

[rebecca15]

omg. i really liked him. he seemed so genuine...he has an 8 year old and a 3 year old how terrible. RIP

 

[sweetkandypie]

a body suit doesnt prevent against stingrays. same as a body suit wouldnt protect you from a hungry shark.

anyhow i just found out, its really sad.

 

[LouisLady]

omg omg omg...

 

[joeyjimmy]

That is so shocking and sad. He always seemed so invincible, touching deadly snakes with tiny twigs and the like.

 

[ETenebris]

Wow...I had not heard this. I guess he went out doing his thing. Still, it's too bad! He was an interesting fellow and a great animal lover...of all kinds.

 

[chinchillamoose]

Gosh, even with all the risky things he did, what are the chances of him getting a stingray barb right in his heart? This is really sad; he was so young and his kids are so small!!

 

[dior24]

Another wonderful environmentalist is gone. We'll all miss him.

 

[nathansgirl1908]

I feel for his wife and family! He was . . . reckless to say the least, but it was clear that he loved animals! (You might say, in a weird way, he died doing what he loved!) That doesn't make it any less horrible, but it might be some comfort to some people.

I agree. I'm sure his wife finds comfort in that. I'm in shock though. I used to love watching him.

I just find it so ironic that after years of dealing with lions, tigers, bears, cobras, and other extremely dangerous creatures, he was killed by a stingray. Not that they are harmless entirely, but you know what I mean.

 

[Sternchen]

I just saw it on the CNN News ticker...Too sad

 

[LV Slut]

what you saw was what you got. He was superman.. how could this happen?! HE was one of the Australian Genuine Icon...May his work live on forever!

 

[ParkAvenuePrincess]

It is unbelievebly sad. He was a great, great man & he'll be sadly missed.

He was only the third person ever in Australia to die from a stingray. They are very placid animals & most diver encounters with them are peacful. It appears that the severity of his injury was due to his being stuck in the heart.

Lets not take it out of proportion, you are still millions more times likely to die driving to the ocean, than diving in it.

Its a very sad day for world conservation.