I was going to write a piece today about The Sentinel starring Michael Douglas and Eva Longoria but I have woken up to find news of Steve Irwin’s death. Known throughout the world as the “Crocodile Hunter”, he was killed today during a diving expedition off the coast of Australia. Steve was 44 and leaves behind wife Terri, 42, daughter Bindi, 8, and son Bob, 2. The news is a tragedy not only for his immediate family, all those at Australia Zoo but for the tireless work he did for wildlife preservation.
Steve was filming a documentary was about the Great Barrier Reef in north eastern Queensland state when a stingray barb pierced his chest and despite a paramedic helicopter rushing to the site they arrived too late.
According to Australia’s “The Age”, Steve Irwin probably died instantly when his chest was pierced by the stingray according to the producer of the documentary. John Stainton, who has worked as a director and producer on a number of Irwin’s film and television projects since 1996, said it was unlikely he had felt any pain.
He said he had gone “over the top of a stingray and a stingray’s barb went up and went into his chest and put a hole into his heart”.
If he did indeed feel no pain I guess Steve would have been unaware of any danger, unlike many of his exploits over the years. I remember watching a documentary he made catching snakes and in it he boasted that “I’ve never been bitten by a snake”. He was a confident guy who loved wildlife, simple as that. He courted controversy in 2004 when he fed a dead chicken to a crocodile at his zoo, holding his son Robert in the other hand.
Child welfare and animal rights groups criticised his actions as irresponsible and tantamount to child abuse. Irwin said any danger to his son was only a perceived danger and that he was in complete control of the situation.
There is no doubt “The Crocodile Hunter” will be missed not only for his confidence, his humour, his ability to laugh at himself but for his tireless charity work. He was a family man who will be missed by many across the world. Good onya mate.
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steve irwin was a great man he will be miss and he will be a great loss for his wife and children i wish them well in the fuctcher and he will never be forgot.
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iits soooooo sad
Steve was Awesome!
i feel so sorry my kids were growing whit the right attitude trou nature.we lost a great teacher and a brave man ,afriend very difficult to find condoulance to his family…and to all of us!!!!
we in italy called him a very tuff good fella his died doing is beloved risky business….he’ll be happy in the other side ………….love steve we’ll missyou but we wont forget
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steve will alway be there in our HEART’S. what ever little we would do for the animal’s Steve will relive with us.He will never die in our mind and heart coz “STEVE RULES”
i am so late so send my condolences to terri and the irwin family.steve , whom we miss a lot at home in india was not only a hero for my son as well as me will be remembered throughout and till the end . i salute you terri for being with steve and all the adventures which will be sorely missed by us .