Animal Planet host/Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin Killed by Sting Ray

[EL Chicane]

Monday September 4, 02:28 PM
Steve Irwin dead in stingray attack
By 7News

Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin has been killed in a stingray attack near Cairns on Australia's far north coast.
It was believed Irwin had been swimming off the coast of Cairns when he was stung.

"It is understood he was killed by a stingray barb that went through his chest," Brisbane's Courier Mail reported this afternoon.

Irwin was best known for his documentary series "The Crocodile Hunter".

He was born in Victoria and found his love of animals after following in his father's footsteps, volunteering his services to the Queensland Government's East Coast Crocodile Management program.

He spent years living on his own in the mosquito infested creeks, rivers and mangroves of North Queensland, catching huge crocodiles single-handed.

In June 1992, he married American Terri Raines after they met when she visited Irwin's Australia Zoo.

The 44-year-old is survived by his wife and two children.

http://au.news.yahoo.com/060904/23/10ebv.html

[BlueBimmer]

so sad...i had fun watching this guy in his shows..never seen anyone with more passion and enthusiasm..rip...

[chris_d]

Tsk... to think in the end a stingray got to him... i would have expected a croc...

may he rest in peace.

[city]

IS this true? I thought sting rays are gentle creatures and non aggressive, unless you accidentally steppend on them or whatever.


just asking.

[chieffy]

tsk tsk tsk...he will be missed...my son loves to watch his show

[wren]

enjoy ko din sya sa TV...he will be missed.

[squatt3r]

kawawa naman.....sino kaya papalit sa kanya sa animal planet?
tiyak masaya ngayon mga crocodiles hehe

[theveed]

At least namatay sya doing what he loves...

I really think that these guys sa mga nature shows will get into trouble sooner or later with wildlife, though I'm sure they expect/accept the fact that they could get killed anyday by the creatures that they admire.

[NazQ]

sayang. ayos pa naman yung show nya..

[Mushi Mushi]

IS this true? I thought sting rays are gentle creatures and non aggressive, unless you accidentally steppend on them or whatever.


just asking.

They are still considered as wild animals.

The last thing we want to read in the news is somebody getting killed by a panda.

[alwayz_yummy]

nga, sa lahat ng hosts sa animal planet, i find him the most diiferent, may matching action pa nga minsan,e!

sa reruns nalang ulit siya mapapanood nalang

[squatt3r]

yung stingray diba page yun?

dun sa probinsya ginagamit yung buntot ng page sa mga aswang

[batang_raon14]

*city

Exactly... but how could a stingray sting him on water? He was swimming when he was believed he was stung di ba?

Or baka naman pag-ahon eh dun sya nakatapak kaya siya nakagat? Pero sa chest daw... argh ang gulo.

[kimpOy]

he got once in the hotseat nung kasam niya yung baby niya with a crocodile di ba...

RIP

[kimpOy]

he got once in the hotseat nung kasam niya yung baby niya with a crocodile di ba...

RIP

[chieffy]

deadly talaga pag sa chest tinamaan...do a search on stingrays...
tsk tsk sayang talaga...ibang klase talaga ang passion nya sa kanyang profession...the way he handled the crocs, talagang nakakabilib!!!

[Autobeat]

Didn't know it was him till I checked the news link and saw the pic. Oks nga yung passion niya for what he did. A sad thing what happened.

RIP

[IPSG_SlimShady]

From the experts:

"What you see is what you get" is an expression that doesn’t always apply. This is true of the stingray that seemingly has no visible barb stinger. But don’t be deceived! According to Dr. Bob Shipp, Ph.D. professor of the University of Alabama and authority on fishes of the Gulf of Mexico, the barb may be concealed within a sheathlike tail wrapping, depending on its size and species. The barb, or spine, according to Dr. Shipp, can grow back if broken off, and is actually a modified scale, armored with recurved serrations that are as sharp as razors. The stingray has the ability to whip its tail up over its back and strike a victim. During the strike the tail sheath covering instantly moves back to expose the barb, located about one third the way down its tail (bluntnose and Atlantic species). In some instances it can whip its tail around a victim to exert a more powerful blow.

Never underestimate the penetrating ability of a stingray’s barb, even on the smallest of stingrays. The stingray’s barb is designed to penetrate virtually all sorts of dense materials, including wood and leather. And as unbelievable as it may seem, it’s been documented that large stingrays are able to drive a barb through a boat’s wooden planks or completely through a persons arm or leg.

According to Dr. Shipp, when a stingray strikes, it either removes its barb entirely, or breaks it off inside of the victim. When this occurs, doctors must probe the wound to make sure all particles have been removed, so the injury will not result in gangrene. In cases where the barb deeply penetrated, the wound must be enlarged to make sure it is properly cleaned.

Aside from the pain and serious laceration caused by the razor-sharp barb, which can sever arteries and possibly an Achilles tendon, a poison is released that can produce a drastic decrease in blood pressure, increased pulse, dizziness and possible shock.

http://www.jerrylabella.com/stingray.html

[Helios]

Monday September 4, 02:28 PM
Steve Irwin dead in stingray attack
By 7News

Nooh! This is tragic for my fellow aussies bec this guy's larger than life back home. Watched him in person perform his stunts on his sanctuary in Sunshine Coast 3 years ago with Terri and his kid Bindi standing nearby where we stood. And if you think he's enthusiasm's over the top in front of the camera, then you should've seen him behind it. This guy's fully animated and there's no one like him around these days doing documentaries on animals, and I guess there'll never be. Rest in peace, mate.

[artpogi]

tsk tsk tsk kawawa naman.