September 4, 2006
Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin Killed
Steve Irwin, the hugely popular Australian television personality and environmentalist known as the “Crocodile Hunter,” was killed today by a stingray during a diving expedition, police said.
He was 44.
Steve Irwin was filming an underwater documentary on the Great Barrier Reef in northeastern Queensland state when the accident occurred, Sydney’s The Daily Telegraph newspaper reported on its Web site.
The Australian Broadcasting Corp. said Irwin was diving near Low Isles Reef near the resort town of Port Douglas, about 1,260 miles north of the state capital of Brisbane where he was stung by a stingray and couldn’t receive help in time.
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“Steve Irwin was hit by a stingray in the chest,” said local diving operator Steve Edmondson, whose Poseidon boats were out on the Great Barrier Reef when the accident occurred.
“He probably died from a cardiac arrest from the injury,” he said.
Police and ambulance officials later confirmed Irwin had died and said his family had been advised.
Irwin, 44, was killed while filming an underwater documentary off Port Douglas.
Irwin had been diving off his boat “Croc One” near Batt Reef northeast of Port Douglas. A helicopter had taken paramedics to nearby Low Isles where Irwin was taken for medical treatment but he was dead before they arrived, police said.
Irwin won a global following for his dare-devil antics but also triggered outrage in 2004 by holding his then one-month-old baby while feeding a snapping crocodile at his Australian zoo.
He made almost 50 of his “Crocodile Hunter” documentaries which appeared on cable TV channel Animal Planet and won a worldwide audience.
The series ended after he was criticized for the incident with his young son and for disturbing whales, seals and penguins while filming in Antarctica.
Khaki-clad Irwin became famous for his seemingly death-defying methods with wild animals, including crocodiles and snakes.
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Tony
09/04/2006 at 1:26 pm
The news is very sad. I will miss his interesting shows. I never thought that he will die in this way and not devoured by a crocodile.
Tony
09/04/2006 at 1:28 pm
The news is very sad. I will miss his interesting shows. I never thought that he will die in this way and not devoured by a crocodile.
Tony
09/04/2006 at 1:28 pm
The news is very sad. I will miss his interesting shows. I never thought that he will die in this way and not devoured by a crocodile.
Tony
09/04/2006 at 1:31 pm
The news is very. I will miss his interesting shows. I never thought that he will die in this way and not devoured by a crocodile.
Jakob
09/04/2006 at 5:28 pm
Did you even read the article?
“he was stung by a stingray and couldn’t receive help in time.”
Ethan
09/05/2006 at 12:53 pm
very sad. that he did a tremendous amount of good for conservancy efforts will probably be less remembered than him being a daredevil.
good article about stingray stings here
Tina
09/08/2006 at 7:54 pm
I will miss his “CRIKEY”
sad news and great loss
We aussies will miss him!
09/09/2006 at 4:00 am
We will miss you steve. I too posted my farewell on my blog: http://www.michael-fraser.com/?p=58
Bessie Harrah
09/12/2006 at 10:42 am
He cared about animals and should be noted, but people who care for humans should get more notoriety like William Pierce. William Pierce got no national headlines. WHY?
Madiha
09/16/2006 at 6:22 am
Steve was so wonderful, i just loved the way he cared for the animals…….. will miss his shows always
Madiha
09/17/2006 at 5:54 am
there are so many people giving negative views also but what i want to say is that how many people are there who are so much engrossed and committed to what they do? it was steve irwin’s extreme loyalty to his work that made him such a loveable person and he will always remain our favorite no matter what people say and others cant be like him , so good in his work and i believe he was special in all aspects
Logan
09/22/2006 at 9:49 pm
The world will miss his most famous word “Crikey” but yet his spirit and teachings will live on through history
monica
09/27/2006 at 1:19 pm
i have always loved this animal charmer and i always will! love is larger than death and it lingers forever always loving you, missing you steveo! god be with terri ,bindi and baby bob.
rest in peace king of the crocs!
Queen Mab
09/28/2006 at 6:21 pm
Yo Bessie, this William Pierce? the famed Nazi & rascist? http://www.diacritica.com/sobaka/dossier/pierce.html
Please do us all a favour & remember this page is not about humans (esp sicko ones like Pierce, currently giving Hitler back rubs in Hell), just about the death of a real hero, who I will personally miss MUCH more than George Harrison or Jesus…..the late, GREAT Steve Irwin.
Bianca
08/01/2007 at 6:00 am
Steve was so wonderful, he showed me that conservation is very important.
He was always there for the animals and what mad him so great
croc’s rule
Bianca
08/01/2007 at 6:01 am
Steve you are my hero!!!!!!!!!!!