Adios, Crocodile Hunter...

[TheBlackMarket]

The man spends a good part of his life prodding crocodiles and snakes and a damned STINGRAY is what finally kills him. Rest in peace, Steve Irwin...
I'm pretty shocked, myself. I mean, damn, he was only 44. I know now that Stingrays can kill you.

 

[Dopples]

Holy....wow, for some reason, I can't imagine Steve Irwin....getting killed by an animal. A terrorist, maybe, hell, maybe even a gangsta.....but...a stingray? Wow.

 

[Balore]

Whoa! He died? I had no idea. He entertained me. He should have quit while he was ahead. Adios indeed.

 

[Wings]

I knew something of the sort would eventually kill him (not a stingray, but rather his profession). It just isn't normal for humans to be so...emm...forward with wild creatures that are able to kill you.

Even though I loved watching the man, many things he did could be considered insane (but I suppose that was just his personality).

Thanks BM, now I'm depressed. -_-

 

[Cygnea]

I couldn't believe it when I first heard; thought it was a joke. It's still a bit hard to wrap my mind around. Very sad.

 

[Norris]

R.I.P. my fellow (crazy) Australian. My condolences go out to the family

 

[Prexus]

Apparently his wife doesn't even know, cause she's backpacking atm.

 

[JD_Slasha]

what the hell... how crazy. O_O

 

[Ellie]

That sucks, now no-one can take the mick out of him on comedy shows like Dead Ringers...

His wife doesn't even know? And the rest of the world knows before her? Ouch...

 

[Berserker]

Tis a sad day across Australia Poor guy, to die in such a way just terrible.

 

[Vash]

Didn't see this coming. Always thought he would be killed by crocodiles or old age but this was just not expected.

 

[Ellie]

Think of it this way, better he died doing what he loved. It would be worse if he died of cancer, or getting hit by a car.

 

[Lene]

Yeah I'm completely shocked. Wow! I mean even if he does work with dangerous animals all the time, I never quite thought that one of them would actually kill him. RIP.

Oh and Stingray's have always freaked me out. I remember going on a fieldtrip to biscayne bay and the guide telling us that Stingrays are really tame creatures.

Well not tame, but they don't go out attacking people if they aren't provoked. However the guy did say that you shouldn't step on one, because that's usually how most of the cases where a person was attacked by one happened.

And from then on, I've always checked under my feet before I step in the beach.

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This picture makes me sad.

 

[WeAreSuperhero]

I just found out. I do agree with Wyatt, though, better he died with animals than of cancer.

 

[Prexus]

Just a tip that I learned through painful experience. If you see a balloon on the beach, don't pick it up. Nobody takes Balloons to the beach, its a damn Jellyfish.

 

[Dopples]

Just a tip that I learned through painful experience. If you see a balloon on the beach, don't pick it up. Nobody takes Balloons to the beach, its a damn Jellyfish.

...Wow, how old were you when that happened?

 

[Volrath]

My god, it's like Grizzly Man all over again.

You don't often see such a classic example of a man doing what he was born to do. His adventures made for very entertaining television. I know I'll miss him.

 

[Erichermit]

I'm very surprised too, I heard the stingray didnt even MEAN to attack, it just turned around quickly and the tail whipped out when it did that.

 

[$t3v0]

I started a topic along the exact same lines about 20 minutes ago. Could a mod delete it for me please?

Sorry about that.

~ $t3v0

 

[|3_32]

If I've learnt anything, its that animals are unpredictable. Its a shame about him dying an all, I never met the dude, but I'll miss his Croc Diaries. They were actually quite cool.

Rest in Piece Crazy Dude.