Crocodile hunter killed.

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Crocodile hunter killed.
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Mon, 09-04-2006 - 12:43pm

Stingray Kills TV's 'Crocodile Hunter' Steve Irwin

Steve Irwin, the hugely popular Australian television personality and conservationist known as the "Crocodile Hunter," was killed Monday by a stingray while filming off the Great Barrier Reef. He was 44.

Irwin was at Batt Reef, off the remote coast of northeastern Queensland state, shooting a segment for a series called "Ocean's Deadliest" when he swam too close to one of the animals, which have a poisonous bard on their tails, his friend and colleague John Stainton said.

"He came on top of the stingray and the stingray's barb went up and into his chest and put a hole into his heart," said Stainton, who was on board Irwin's boat at the time.

Crew members aboard the boat, Croc One, called emergency services in the nearest city, Cairns, and administered CPR as they rushed the boat to nearby Low Isle to meet a rescue helicopter. Medical staff pronounced Irwin dead when they arrived a short time later, Stainton said."

Von.

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Mon, 09-04-2006 - 1:07pm

How tragic for his family.

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Registered: 09-12-2003
Mon, 09-04-2006 - 2:41pm
Oh too sad....
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Registered: 03-19-2003
Mon, 09-04-2006 - 3:33pm
Have read this Von,
So sad ::sigh::
Thanks for letting us know :)


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Mon, 09-04-2006 - 3:51pm
I'm just shocked!

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Registered: 03-22-2005
Mon, 09-04-2006 - 8:08pm

Very sad indeed,he will be missed all over the world.

Von.

Von.

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Registered: 08-30-2004
Tue, 09-05-2006 - 10:42pm
that is so tragic and sad p&pt's to the family
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