Crocodile Hunter killed by Stingray (merged x5)

[ZeoVGM]

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200609/s1732439.htm

He was STABBED THROUGH THE HEART BY A STINGRAY.

[BusyChild04]

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, Bindi and Robert.

Source: Yahoo Australia News - http://au.news.yahoo.com/060904/23/10ebv.html

[jpc165]

HOLY SHIT!

thats fucked up man

[rahrah]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060904/ap_on_en_tv/obit_irwin_1

Not a very descriptive article, more to come I am sure

[Ben's Bulge]

Who saw this one coming?

[Bud8Weiser]

I can't believe it finally happened. I always thought it would eventually but holy shit thats crazy. I guess I'll say it. Unlucky lottery or sucks to be you?

[LiddyRules]

Crikey!

[notmikeh]

well at least it wasn't a crocodile that did him in. Damn you liddy you said it all. Crikey indeed

[kvuo]

Who saw this one coming?


:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:

[Guysdrinkingbeer]

I would say unlucky lotto. Steve took lots of chances but a sting ray barb in the heart. The odds have to be enormous.

R.I.P Steve.

[iSpeakEloquent]

wow after all the crap he did who would've thought. It is like Stevo dying by.....well it could be anything, what doesn't he do

i wonder if the video (if it was on video) is as horrific as vic morrow.

[Ben's Bulge]

I wonder if they'll show it on TV.

[NortonsGravyLeg]

Not to sound corny but at least he went out doing what he loved. Stupid crazy bastard that he was.

[iSpeakEloquent]

I can't believe it finally happened. I always thought it would eventually but holy shit thats crazy. I guess I'll say it. Unlucky lottery or sucks to be you?

unlucky lottery. sucks to be u would be if he was wrestling a gator and it killed him. Unlucky lottery would be just doing what u do and something totally unexpected happens.

[B54]

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i124/beylorussian54/Steve-Irwin.jpg

[dodisman]

yeah pretty shocking way to go...He did a lot for that kind of TV...he was played out for me but a few years back i couldn't get enough of that guy....

http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/1/10/200px-Steve-Irwin.jpg

[Polack]

I can't believe it. I always thought it was going to be a croc that got him. Not a stingray. WOW.

[Smelly]

That really sucks. That guy was so awesome. Im sure a bunch of people will say he deserves to die for flirting with death. What a crappy way to go though. A Stingray Barb? Im sure if he thought he was gonna die he would have preffered to get mauled by a hippo.

[SteveRob]

Damn.....finally got taken out.....let's remember him how he would want us to remember him.....from his parody in South Park:

http://www.youtube.com/v/EBwRE4bo30o

And this funny one with him checking out Aliens:

http://www.youtube.com/v/VyQaaIEF4Ew

[BusyChild04]

I enjoyed the man's show. The guy had massive balls to do all that shit. I won't even touch a fish when I go hunting. This is also creepy for some wierd reason. I'm gonna keep an eye on ogrish.com to see if anything will pop up.

[Ballbuster1]

This is from CNN.com:

SYDNEY, Australia (CNN) -- Steve Irwin, the Australian TV presenter known as the "Crocodile Hunter," has died after being stung in a marine accident off Australia's north coast.
Australian media reports say Irwin was diving in waters off Port Douglas, north of Cairns, when the incident happened on Monday morning.
Irwin was killed by a stingray barb that went through his chest, according to Cairns police sources. Irwin was filming an underwater documentary at the time.
Ambulance officers confirmed they attended a reef fatality Monday morning off Port Douglas, according to Australian media.
Queensland Police Services also confirmed Irwin's death and said his family had been notified. Irwin, 44, was director of the Australian Zoo in Queensland.
He and his American-born wife Terri Irwin became popular figures on Australian and international television through Irwin's close handling of wildlife, most notably the capture of live crocodiles.
Irwin's enthusiastic approach to nature conservation and the environment won him a global following. He was known for his exuberance and use of the catchphrase "crikey!"
But his image suffered a setback in 2004 when he held his then one-month-old baby while feeding a crocodile at his Australian zoo.
Irwin's wife Terri was believed to be on location in Tasmania, filming another documentary.
Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer expressed his sorry Monday and said that he was fond of Irwin and was very appreciative of all the work he had done in promoting Australia overseas.

[Absolutely]

Killed by a Stingray apparently.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/09/04/australia.irwin/index.html

Stingray kills 'Crocodile Hunter'
POSTED: 1:21 a.m. EDT, September 4, 2006

SYDNEY, Australia (CNN) -- Steve Irwin, the Australian TV presenter known as the "Crocodile Hunter," has died after being stung in a marine accident off Australia's north coast.

Australian media reports say Irwin was diving in waters off Port Douglas, north of Cairns, when the incident happened on Monday morning.

Irwin was killed by a stingray barb that went through his chest, according to Cairns police sources. Irwin was filming an underwater documentary at the time.

Ambulance officers confirmed they attended a reef fatality Monday morning off Port Douglas, according to Australian media.

Queensland Police Services also confirmed Irwin's death and said his family had been notified. Irwin, 44, was director of the Australian Zoo in Queensland.

He and his American-born wife Terri Irwin became popular figures on Australian and international television through Irwin's close handling of wildlife, most notably the capture of live crocodiles.

Irwin's enthusiastic approach to nature conservation and the environment won him a global following. He was known for his exuberance and use of the catchphrase "crikey!"

But his image suffered a setback in 2004 when he held his then one-month-old baby while feeding a crocodile at his Australian zoo.

Irwin's wife Terri was believed to be on location in Tasmania, filming another documentary.

Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer expressed his sorry Monday and said that he was fond of Irwin and was very appreciative of all the work he had done in promoting Australia overseas.

[THE FEZ MAN]

i do beleve he was on o&A years ago. and or stern. when there movie came out

[JimsInfectedEye]

I always thought he'd die from something stupid, like an infection from an ant bite.

[istink]

How awful is it that this is the first website I visited upon hearing the news? Just wanted some of your informative commentary. You are surprising respectful; that's cool.

I don't know much about stingrays, but some quick googling is making me sick just thinking about the pain. Wonder if he grabbed it or it mistakenly believed it was being threatened. Either way, a barb to the chest...holy shit, what a way to go. Hope the lights went out for him quick.

[ZeoVGM]

wtf this thread keeps moving around

[frankjg]

Holy Shit.. looks like the crazy bastard died. And what a way to go

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/09/04/australia.irwin/index.html

SYDNEY, Australia (CNN) -- Steve Irwin, the Australian TV presenter known as the "Crocodile Hunter," has died after being stung in a marine accident off Australia's north coast.

Australian media reports say Irwin was diving in waters off Port Douglas, north of Cairns, when the incident happened on Monday morning.

Irwin was killed by a stingray barb that went through his chest, according to Cairns police sources. Irwin was filming an underwater documentary at the time.

Ambulance officers confirmed they attended a reef fatality Monday morning off Port Douglas, according to Australian media.

Queensland Police Services also confirmed Irwin's death and said his family had been notified. Irwin, 44, was director of the Australian Zoo in Queensland.

He and his American-born wife Terri Irwin became popular figures on Australian and international television through Irwin's close handling of wildlife, most notably the capture of live crocodiles.

They have two children, Bindi Sue, born 1998, and Robert (Bob), born December 2003.

Irwin's enthusiastic approach to nature conservation and the environment won him a global following. He was known for his exuberance and use of the catchphrase "Crikey!"

But his image suffered a setback in January 2004 when he held his then one-month-old baby Bob while feeding a crocodile at his Australian zoo.

Irwin's wife Terri was believed to be on location in Tasmania, filming another documentary.

Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer expressed his sorry Monday and said that he was fond of Irwin and was very appreciative of all the work he had done in promoting Australia overseas.

[Multiple Miggs]

#5?

[Ballbuster1]

wtf this thread keeps moving around
Yeah, everyone seems to be jumping on the news.
We'll try to keep it in C/E from now on.

[Kool Aid]

Can't wait for the news to do the "Thousands of people swim with stingrays every year, COULD YOU BE AT RISK"

I don't fly with MIGS in the air, I'm not going to swim with sharks or stingrays...

[Hudson]

Wholly cow! That must have been one HUGE stingray! I have swum and whipped by them before in my younger days..they hit pretty hard..but not with the force that could go that deep!
I know that there is poison in it..but I never knew it could kill a human!
God, I feel sorry for his family!

[Multiple Miggs]

I'm sure he wasn't fucking with the stingray at all. Just swimming along, minding his own business, and out of nowhere...BOINK!

[DryerDoor]

I always thought he'd die from something stupid, like an infection from an ant bite.

Or tripping.

Or Auto-erotic asphyxiation.

[frankjg]

Wait, the owner of this board killed Steve Irwin?

[watsonnostaw]

wonder if opie will continue diving or take up snuba

[chumpy]

Not sure if it's out of respect, or if we can't come up with any good material yet. I know I can't yet

[Hudson]

Not sure if it's out of respect, or if we can't come up with any good material yet. I know I can't yet
maybe too soon?.

[chumpy]

True, true. What's the time limit?

I'm sure the boys will have plenty and the pests will have plenty more.

Remember the NRA restaurant bit??

[oandapretorian]

He died of a stingray barb through the heart. Sorry if this has already been posted on.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060904/ap_on_en_tv/obit_irwin

[Hudson]

Think This is what got him:http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Gallery/Descript/MantaRay/manta-tipton4.JPG
Some info:
Size, Age, and Growth:
This ray can achieve a maximum disc width of 29.5 feet (9 m), with an average width of about 22 feet (6.7m). The largest specimens of the manta weigh up to 3,000 pounds (1350 kg). Estimated life span for these giants is approximately 20 years.

[tar_baby]

damn this is sad

[Moz]

You know there's going to be video of the whole thing. He was filming a documentary.

[Halo Five]

Crikey, that hurt...

[tourettesguy]

Think This is what got him:http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Gallery/Descript/MantaRay/manta-tipton4.JPG
Some info:
Size, Age, and Growth:
This ray can achieve a maximum disc width of 29.5 feet (9 m), with an average width of about 22 feet (6.7m). The largest specimens of the manta weigh up to 3,000 pounds (1350 kg). Estimated life span for these giants is approximately 20 years.

You gotta be shitting me, a 30 foot WIDE stingray?

Why the fuck would anyone get in the water with that?

Honestly, imagine a 30 foot stingray. HOLY SHIT.

[Moz]

http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/7251/ohnoesstingrayet8.png (http://imageshack.us)

Courtesy of Encyclopedia Dramatica.

[AnimalMthr1982]

that is really weird

[Hudson]

You gotta be shitting me, a 30 foot WIDE stingray?

Why the fuck would anyone get in the water with that?

Honestly, imagine a 30 foot stingray. HOLY SHIT.
I read two different things...1) they pose a minimal threat to Humans
2) They are docile unless startled or feel threatened. Their tail whip can be fatal to humans

[Moz]

Really though, it's quite sad.

[Hudson]

thanks thread # 6

[NorfByNorfWest]

Too bad he didn't have his baby with him this time.

[TimTA95]

http://www.jerrylabella.com/stingray/barb.jpg

What a way to go, RIP

[Moz]

He was a beacon of joy to all who knew him right up until the end.

http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/2990/1157349547574xy0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Rest in peace, old friend.

[Hudson]

ps. I think the Disc refers to their body to the base of their "wings"
Those things are bigger than a F4F Wildcat, a wwII Fighter:


http://www.fighter-planes.com/thumbn/f4f_r.jpg

[Moz]

So sorry for the double post everybody, but there's breaking news for you. Despite a severe chest wound, Mr.Irwin is going to be alright. News sources in Australia have released the following photo.

http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/1784/sokpy4.jpg

[GLENN_THE_TOOL]

man, the guy defied death so many times, part of me knew something would get him eventually. but another part believed that he had to be one of the luckiest motherfuckers alive and nothing would ever get him, like Snake Plissken or Batman. guess when you cheat death as many times as he did, you're bound to roll snake eyes at some point.

[25133WhooOoAH]

fucking sad shit, He was so entertaining.......

[FAZ8218]

Man that sucks... but leave it to wackbag to actually make me laugh about it. Sick fucks. :action-sm

[armymad]

the cork must be pissed as fuck that a f***ind sinray got him

[Mother Shucker]

Fucking A-hole was asking for it. His little kid should have been eaten alive too if you ask me.

[roche]

Wow.......

Who saw that coming?

[Moz]

http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/4086/stevestingrayss4.gif

Courtesy of Encyclopedia Dramatica.

[abudabit]

I just thought of a stunt for jackass 3...

[Moz]

http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/8003/stevemantahx0.jpg
RIP

Courtesy of Encyclopedia Dramatica.

[blackout-]

stingray barb thru the heart, that's how i wanna go out. what a pimp.

[Moz]

ABC NEWS-

The Stingray Armada has made way to the beaches of California. Officials say 'It was either this or an earthquake.'

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has been reported to say 'Fuck this, I'm out of here.' then came back momentarily to note 'Oops, forgot my hat.'

Scientists and stingray professionals have warned that the sting ray armada are 'chargin' their lasers' as we speak and are most probable to make their way to other bodies of waters such as the Mississippi River within hours.

They have advised that we go live with our aunties and uncles in bel air.

The end is Inevitable.

http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/167/pwnirwinsf1.gif

[Moxie Wolf]

Kids Discovery News
"Steve Irwin gets a fatal Stingray Tickle":-
"Steve Irwin 'The Crocodile Hunter and Fingerer', was killed today after an underwater game of tickle tag with a large Stingray"


ok ok ok, I'm fucked up yes but also saddend, he made the education fun and I enjoyed his character on his specials cause it kept me entertained, was better then that dull monotone over voice on animal specials.

So long Bro, Hopes and wishes out to his wife and kids

[Sam_Adams]

That's got to be some freak attack man. I've never heard of anyone being stabbed through the heart by the tail of a stingray before... I know people get stung sometimes but not piked.

[Hudson]

SURVIVOR OF STINGRAY INJURY TO THE HEART
MJA 2001; 175: 33-34 - Beatrix Weiss MBBS FRACS & Hugh Wolfenden MBBS FRACS
Injuries to the extremities from stingray barbs are not uncommon along the Australian seaboard. Cardiac injuries from Stingray barbs are rare, even worldwide, and all but one have been fatal. We report a survivor of a cardiac injury caused by a stingray barb. Penetration of a body cavity by a stingray barb requires early surgical referral and management.

Australian coastal waters contain many species of stingrays, and injuries to the extremities caused by the barb or barbs on a stingray’s tail are not uncommon. These wounds are painful, and may develop necrosis and secondary infection. Penetration of a body cavity by a stingray barb may cause major morbidity and even death, particularly with cardiac injury, and requires early surgical referral and management.

CLINICAL RECORD
A 33 year old man was snorkeling at Coogee, a popular Sydney swimming beach, when he was noticed to be in distress. He was rescued by lifeguards, and found to be unconscious, not breathing, and had an increased heart rate (150 beats/min). After a short period of expired air resuscitation performed on the beach, he regained consciousness and said he had been struck by the tail of a stingray. He complained of difficulty breathing and severe, left-sided chest pain where the tail had struck.
When paramedics arrived he was cyanosed, with a systolic blood pressure of 75 mmHg (usually 110 to 140) and sinus tachycardia (heart rate 150 beats/min), but with normal level of consciousness. He was given fluid resuscitation on the way to hospital with no improvement in blood pressure.

On arrival at the emergency department, he remained in cardiogenic shock with a low blood pressure and high heart rate, hypothermia (temperature of 31C), poor peripheral perfusion and central cyanosis. He had a 2 cm laceration over the lower left chest next to the sternum. His Glasgow coma score (level of consciousness; 15 normal, 3 dead) had deteriorated to 10. He was intubated and manually ventilated. Invasive monitoring catheters were inserted and cardiac support commenced with adrenaline.

Echocardiography revealed a cardiac tamponade, fluid trapped in the sac around the heart causing restriction to cardiac function. A needle drainage was performed and 150 ml of blood was aspirated from the pericardial sac. This resulted in prompt restoration of blood pressure to 170/80 mmHg, and reduction in heart rate to 100 beats/min.

Because of the possibility of foreign material in the pericardial space and the known necrotic effects of stingray venom, the patient was transferred to the operating theatre, where the chest was opened the pericardial space and left pleural cavity were explored. A puncture wound that had spontaneously sealed over was found in one of the coronary arteries. There was no injury to the cardiac muscle. No foreign material was found. The area was copiously irrigated to remove all potential venom. Intravenous antibiotics were commenced and continued for five days.

His recovery was uncomplicated. He was discharged home on the sixth day after the operation and was well at the two month follow up.
Here:http://www.nswseakayaker.asn.au/mag/47/stingrays.html

[Hudson]

http://www.nswseakayaker.asn.au/mag/47/stingrays.html
Stingrays are the largest of the venomous fish, and there are many species in the Australian coastal waters. The tail of the stingray carries at least one barb or spine that may be up to 37 cm long.
This lil criker???:http://www.nswseakayaker.asn.au/mag/47/page46.jpg

[Shaggz]

Irwin wrestled with huge crocodiles and alligators, only to be taken down by a faggoty fish.

[Smelly]

How sad is this. The name of his boat was "Croc One". Hahaha, at least we can laugh at how gay the name of his boat was.

[BIV]

Dead huh? What a croc.

[sued]

That guy was amazing. However it really makes his pervious shows unwatchable now for small kids.

How long before the video shows up on youtube? Any guesses?

I am sorry for his wife and kids. Hope life insurance would cover him.

[Sam_Adams]

Irwin wrestled with huge crocodiles and alligators, only to be taken down by a faggoty fish.

I mean really, he could have at least been eaten by a great white shark or something.

[Hudson]

Irwin wrestled with huge crocodiles and alligators, only to be taken down by a faggoty fish.
http://www.jerrylabella.com/stingray/barb.jpg
That Faggoty????

[Mindfucker]

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b68/Shoopow/SteveIrwin.jpg
Steve Irwin killed in freak accident at seaBy staff writers
September 04, 2006 06:19pm
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A DOCTOR has told of the desperate efforts to save Australian icon Steve Irwin after the Crocodile Hunter was struck in the chest by a stingray barb today.

Irwin, 44, died this morning after being fatally injured while filming a nature documentary off Queensland.

The news has shocked the nation and prompted a rush of tributes from politicians and the public alike.

Irwin's wife Terri was in Tasmania at the time of the tragedy and had to be contacted by police with the terrible news.

The couple's daughter Bindi, 8, was with her father in north Queensland, Irwin's director and producer John Stainton said from Cairns.

Mr Stainton said Irwin 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”.

"He possibly died instantly when the barb hit him, and I don't think that he ... felt any pain.”

Dr Ed O'Loughlin was aboard the Emergency Management Queensland Helicopter which was called from Cairns at 11.21am (AEST).

Irwin was being given CPR at Low Isles, off Port Douglas, as the helicopter arrived less than one hour after the incident, but Dr O'Loughlin said nothing could be done to save him.

"It became clear fairly soon that he had non-survivable injuries," Dr O'Loughlin said.

"He had a penetrating injury to the left front of his chest. He had lost his pulse and wasn't breathing."

Father-of-two Irwin was swimming at Batt Reef, off the Low Isles, when the tragedy occurred.

Tasmania Police this afternoon confirmed his wife Terri was travelling in the state at the time of the tragedy.

A spokeswoman said police had made contact with Mrs Irwin and "passed on a message relating to the death of her husband".

The Irwins have two children - Bindi and a three-year-old son, Robert (Bob) Clarence Irwin.

Steve Irwin - known worldwide as the Crocodile Hunter - was famous for his enthusiasm for wildlife and his catchcry "Crikey!".

In an sad twist, it has been reported that his new documentary was aimed at demystifying the stingray. However Mr Stainton said Irwin was filming other footage for a program with Bindi at the time of the attack.

Irwin's Crocodile Hunter program was first broadcast in 1992 and has been shown around the world on cable network Discovery.

He has also starred in movies and has developed the Australia Zoo wildlife park, north of Brisbane, which was started by his parents Bob and Lyn Irwin.

Tributes quickly poured in for the larger-than-life character.

Prime Minister John Howard said Irwin was a typical Australian larrikin who brought joy to millions of people around the world.
"I am quite shocked and distressed at Steve Irwin's sudden, untimely and freakish death," he said.

"It's a huge loss to Australia."

A Tourism Queensland spokeswoman said the death was shocking and paid tribute to Irwin's "enormous contribution" to his adopted state.

"I don't think we could even estimate how much he brought us through his personality and his profile and his enthusiasm about Queensland," she said.

[LAX]

Wait, the owner of this board killed Steve Irwin?


damn 34 posts before someone said it:action-sm...thought it'd be sooner

[okterrificsk2]

Ur kiddin.

When?

[Plunkies]

Crikey! I've been killed by Opie and Anthony's stingray!

[BravoSierra]

I thought this dude was already dead. Weird.

[RobeSoup&Tears]

Poor guy...he's got a little kid too.
':^(

Anyone remember the interview he had with the boys?

"...look at the size of that crock"

...funny stuff

[Plunkies]

I would say unlucky lotto. Steve took lots of chances but a sting ray barb in the heart. The odds have to be enormous.

R.I.P Steve.

The guy spends his entire life pissing off animals and dies to a pissed off animal? How is that unlucky lotto? If anything it's Darwin. I just hope he got his thumb firmly up that stingray's butthole before he died, nice to think he went out doing what he loved.

[BravoSierra]

He died doing what he loves, but c'mon. Everyone knows that if you fuck with nature enough, it's gonna fuck you in the end.

I always thought stingrays were pretty friendly though, she musta been feelin' a wee bit fiesty! Sounds like a horrible way to go. RIP Steve.

[Hudson]

Restated....OUCH!!!!
http://www.jerrylabella.com/stingray/barb.jpg

[BravoSierra]

Restated....OUCH!!!!
http://www.jerrylabella.com/stingray/barb.jpg

Judging by that, definately a quick death.

[Moxie Wolf]

His two kids are going to grow up hating water and stingrays.

And who will fill that gap missing now in Wife Terri's love life, being tackled in mud and head bound shut, as steve jammed hes fingers into her cloaca, flopping his whole body upon hers...

[BIV]

It is crazy that a Stingray did him in. These things almost never attack people, even when you really screw with them.

[Hudson]

It is crazy that a Stingray did him in. These things almost never attack people, even when you really screw with them.
Yet they have some of the most potent toxins known to man, and tails that look like this:http://www.jerrylabella.com/stingray/barb.jpg


REAL SIZE!

[RobeSoup&Tears]

Ouch...again, Poor guy.

http://www.divernet.com/travel/pics/0201barb5.jpg

http://www.stingraycity.org/studio/images/barb.JPG

http://files.tellmewhereonearth.com/Photos%20Fossils/stingray%20barb-australia.JPG

[MarshmallowRain]

Cant say I'm surprised by his passing, its one of those when you play with fire your gonna get burned sooner or later. Still sad loss for his wife who now is faced with the horror of raising 2 kids alone.

[Hudson]

http://www.koko.org/world/signpics/images/sign_stupid.jpg

[BIV]

Yet they have some of the most potent toxins known to man, and tails that look like this:http://www.jerrylabella.com/stingray/barb.jpg


REAL SIZE!

The Daddy Long Legs (BTW, it's not a real spider) has some of the most potent spider-ish toxin known to man, but can't pierce our skin and doesn't motabolize without biting. Wierd, huh?

[Rob]

ouch... rest in peace fella...

[Hudson]

The Daddy Long Legs (BTW, it's not a real spider) has some of the most potent spider-ish toxin known to man, but can't pierce our skin and doesn't motabolize without biting. Wierd, huh?
(I knew that)
And Knowing Is Half The Battle!!!!
http://www.joeheadquarters.com/images/cobrastops8.jpg
:icon_lol: :icon_lol: :icon_lol: :icon_lol: :icon_lol: :icon_lol:

[poppAwoody]

surprising shit man, I wanna die banging Charlize Theron

[Hudson]

Do you think he is at the Pearly Gates arguing with St. Pete about how he died????

[Plunkies]

surprising shit man, I wanna die banging Charlize Theron

Dude I could watch that trying to kick the dummy in your sig all day long....

[Flea_Man]

I read that quickly and I thought the person Stingray killed Steve Irwin. That would be shocking.

[HumpX]

His two kids are going to grow up hating water and stingrays.

And who will fill that gap missing now in Wife Terri's love life, being tackled in mud and head bound shut, as steve jammed hes fingers into her cloaca, flopping his whole body upon hers...

The bitch was always smiling so he was either packing one hell of a barb or he was a fucking animal in bed (or both).

Seriously the guy donated all the money he made back into animal charities and shit so he was the real deal. Theres a million Hollywood assholes that this should've happened to and not some guy who lived life balls-out. :icon_conf

[Abysmul]

Wait, the owner of this board killed Steve Irwin?
damn! beat my to it!:icon_evil

[Schmed]

well at least it wasn't a crocodile that did him in. Damn you liddy you said it all. Crikey indeed

You're kidding, what happened ?

Where ?

I was just talking to him ?

[BCH]

After reading this I can only hope that Anthony Never, Never does an impersonation of anyone I care about. Talk about a friggin' curse. Who's next? Dice or Brokaw? I hope it's Dice.

[Schmed]

That guy Jeff Corwin is next. These guys just get so reckless, you can never tell how an animal is going to behave, even domestic animals have been known to do strange, and sometimes deadly things, nevermind a fucking stingray.

Holy fucking shit.

[kharma]

http://www.jerrylabella.com/stingray/barb.jpg

Penetration of a body cavity by a stingray barb requires early surgical referral and management.

Definite OUCH.

[Schmed]

http://www.jerrylabella.com/stingray/barb.jpg



Definite OUCH.

I guess if he had a PPO instead of an HMO he could have skipped the referral part.

[jpc165]

Wow for some reason I actually feel bad about this one.

What the hell is happening to me?

[Deadbent]

Crikey, it's amaaaayzang. Heah we 'ave a greaat reef sting royyy. You'll notice this buggers toil is defonawtely dangerou---- ACK, ARG.. Gack! Ergggh. fbbbt. ack, arrrgh, ahhh. glub glub. glub

[krispykreme]

Definitely an "Unlucky Lottery Winner". If he were stung anywhere else, he'd have made it just fine.

[Kurto2021]

is it really unlucky lottery???? Jesus the guy fucked with animals that can kill you. The way I figure it is that he won the lottery to be able to live as long as he did.

[turdfrgsn]

ah no.....

how did it HAPPEN?!?!

WHEEEAAAH?

[NightStalker3]

RIP dude. WOW, at first I thought he got killed by one of these. EL OH EL

http://www.greasergrrls.com/showroom/greenwood00/images/black%20stingray.jpg

[SOCK TITS]

A fucking Stingray! GO figure! Click Here (http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/ny-etcroc0905,0,3025019.story?coll=ny-top-headlines)

[turdfrgsn]

what's the over/under on the word "crikey" being used in this thread?

btw, i'm going for the over

crikey!

[turdfrgsn]

ah no........

how did it happen?

where?

[SOCK TITS]

WOW Way for me to pay attention to an allready existing thread!

[n8crwlr]

We will miss you Steve, good luck bro..... Have not heard much about him since his 2004 incident with his then 1 month old son, I think they knew he was becoming unstable. Regardless I will miss the bloke.

[BCH]

WOW Way for me to pay attention to an allready existing thread!

Yes, My perfectly sardonic 1st reply to your thread is lost to the ether I suppose. Too bad.

[agentjmw]

Good day mate....

[coonass]

so a wackbag mod took him out finally :icon_cool

[turdfrgsn]

Yes, My perfectly sardonic 1st reply to your thread is lost to the ether I suppose. Too bad.

my repetitively douchie one survived, however, more's the pity

[WOWmagnet]

austalian accent

"look at that baby...."

"...you'd put a hole in me heart too, if you was a big, beautiful stingray like him!"

[SuperGolfer]

Seriously the guy donated all the money he made back into animal charities and shit so he was the real deal. Theres a million Hollywood assholes that this should've happened to and not some guy who lived life balls-out. :icon_conf

He spent his entire life helping animals and raising awareness for conservation, preservation, and protection of animals and the environment --- and used his "celebrity" to do so.

Someone earlier posted that he was "fucking with animals."

No, people who fuck with animals get killed by them. That's why we're not reading about him getting chomped by a crocodile. He was too smart for that.

What happened to Steve Irwin could have happened to anybody wearing a mask and snorkel. It's a total unlucky lottery situation.

He leaves behind a wife and two young kids and there's nothing funny about that. Though someone got it right by posting the picture of the car. THAT'S where the humor is, not in being happy that someone who spent his entire life doing good died suddenly.

It's a very sad thing.

[SOCK TITS]

Classic Bit (http://afro202.com/archives/oa-bits/croc-hunter.mp3), wish it was longer

[PALLY]

Who saw this one coming?
:clap: :clap: :clap:

:action-sm

oh well.....next

[PCLoadLetter]

Another view of stingray barbs.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/drdiaboloco/Stingray.jpg
Note that the scale on the "top" of the ruler is in CM... These are barely over six inches, just over half the "foot long" that they could have been, so they obviously come from a white stingray.

[NoSurviivors]

I thought he got sat on by a cow in South Park??

jus gonna stick me thum up 'is...

[hangoverbuffet]

choke on this: I thought he got sat on by a cow in South Park??

thats what he said to the sting ray... i hope they play that south park this week in honor of steve-o

[sued]

Im really sad about him dying. I got addicted to his how like 5 years ago and went on a Crocodile Hunter binge and then got over it. However, he seemed like a genuinely commited guy and he and his wife seemed very happy. It is always nice to see someone really love their life.

[Maynard K]

I feel for his family, but he was doing what he loved. He didn't have to do all this crazy shit, he loved to do it and knew the consequences. It reminds me of motorcycle racing, you might only get one slip up.

I heard the bum fight guys are in shambles.

[Skinflute]

I was not a huge fan of the animal shit but I was into this mans show.
I remember this show where this zoo was moving crocs from one pen to the other and while they were waiting for help, Steve just jumps in and wrestled down and duct taped the croc all alone.
He kept a smile on his face and even explained things to the camera as he did so. He did some of the most unnatural shit and made it look easy. He will walk up to nearly anything and pick it up. He was the definition of balls.

God fucked up with this one. Steve was a good egg. Too bad he didn't get one last "Crikey" in..

[Hudson]

Are they doing a retrospective on animal planet now?

[Hudson]

How eerie is it that they have a death tape all ready for him????

[Mother Shucker]

How long before the video turns up on the net?

[NoSurviivors]

How eerie is it that they have a death tape all ready for him????

It's their own dump button!

[MJMANDALAY]

:haha7:
:haha7:
:haha7:
:haha7:
:haha7:
:loll2:

[Arch Stanton]

I wonder how long he had his thumb up the Stingray's ass to really piss him off before he got it.


Lord I appologize for that post............

[THE FEZ MAN]

i just love the fact that steve has gotten 6 pages on wackbag.... the fucking war didnt get that many this fast

[Xyn]

Personally, I enjoyed the guy, and he did seem alright. It sucks to see him go, but it is hilarious in its own way.

Leaving behind a wife and 2 kids, not funny. A guy who spends all of his time around dangerous animals, being killed by a creature who kills hardly ANYONE... well, I just look forward to O&A goofing on it tomarow (assuming they don't take the high road, which I wouldn't mind either).

I don't think I've ever had this much of a fealing of sadness and humor at same time, from the same piece of news before.

[NoSurviivors]

a war on steve??? Crikey! I just wish they had filmed the damn shows live

Now that would have been entertaining!! Bring on the out takes!!

[abudabit]

So the question is, will they release the film?

[NoSurviivors]

hope so... make it into a docu like that grizzly fruitcake

[jthmgirl]

The guy spends his entire life pissing off animals and dies to a pissed off animal? How is that unlucky lotto? If anything it's Darwin. I just hope he got his thumb firmly up that stingray's butthole before he died, nice to think he went out doing what he loved.



you read my mind man

[Maynard K]

i'm shocked i havn't seen one, "thoughts and prayers".

not so Danzatastic.

[AJellyDonut]

I would say unlucky lotto. Steve took lots of chances but a sting ray barb in the heart. The odds have to be enormous.

R.I.P Steve.

Courtesy of Wikipedia....

This was only the third known fatality in Australian history from a stingray attack, and the first since 1945. As of 1996, only seventeen worldwide fatalities had been recorded, and it is believed to be the only fatal attack ever captured on film.

I can't wait for the local news reports on stingrays...can your children be at risk?

[Redelta 88]

Courtesy of Wikipedia....

This was only the third known fatality in Australian history from a stingray attack, and the first since 1945. As of 1996, only seventeen worldwide fatalities had been recorded, and it is believed to be the only fatal attack ever captured on film.

I can't wait for the local news reports on stingrays...can your children be at risk?



Damn. How am I gonna explain this to my 6 year old daughter who loved him. Mmmmm, maby I won't. Thanks for the entertainment Steve-O.

[THE FEZ MAN]

i acculay didnt tell my son till my wife got up. i didnt know how he would react. he loved steve. we have his game and that fucking movie that he made.

i bet his wife releases the video. she was a tv reporter before she met him and i like to think that she would reconize that he would want people to see his last seconds on film

[DeltaPin]

Damn shame.


R.I.P. Steve

[YellowSnowBalls]

I don't think I've ever had this much of a fealing of sadness and humor at same time, from the same piece of news before.


Hit it right between the eyes , man.

I was a big fan. I jumped on the band wagon. I really do feel for his kids though. Just funny that it was the first death-by-Stingray in a decade.

[Sinn Fein]

This is the kinda thing that bums me out. The dude seemed like a genuinely good guy who as others have said loved what he did and life in general. It always bugs me when this kinda thing happens.

RIP to the real-life Crocodile Dundee

[whoisisthis]

he had his thumb up the Stingray's ass............
http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/7138/3320051031halloween58iy1.jpg


"whaa"

[Hudson]

What kinda/sorta bugs me is how did the Ray tag him EXACTLY in the heart???
I mean, does the Ray have some sort of heat/sonar???

[SuperGolfer]

What kinda/sorta bugs me is how did the Ray tag him EXACTLY in the heart???
I mean, does the Ray have some sort of heat/sonar???

No, it was a million to one shot. Total unlucky lottery.

[ProfessorAnt]

Conservationists said all the world would feel the loss of Irwin, who turned a childhood love of snakes and lizards and knowledge learned at his parents' side into a message of wildlife preservation that reached a television audience that reportedly exceeded 200 million.

"He was probably one of the most knowledgeable reptile people in the entire world," Jack Hanna, director emeritus of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Ohio, told ABC's "Good Morning America."

In high-energy programs from Africa, the Americas and Asia, but especially his beloved Australia, Irwin -- dressed always in khaki shorts, shirt and heavy boots -- crept up on lions, chased and was chased by komodo dragons, and went eye-to-eye with poisonous snakes.

Often, his trademark big finish was to hunt down one of the huge saltwater crocodiles that inhabit the rivers and beaches of the Outback in Australia's tropical north, leap onto its back, grabbing its jaws with his bare hands, then tying the animal's mouth with rope.

He was a committed conservationist, running a wildlife park for crocodiles and other Australian fauna, including kangaroos, koalas and possums, and using some of his TV wealth to buy tracts of land for use as natural habitat.

Irwin was in the water at Batt Reef, off the Australian resort town of Port Douglas about 60 miles north of Cairns, shooting a series called "Ocean's Deadliest" when he swam too close the stingray, Stainton told reporters.

"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, Croc One, at the time.

no wonder the fucker got him.

[Hudson]

"Injuries to the extremities from stingray barbs are not uncommon along the Australian seaboard. Cardiac injuries from Stingray barbs are rare, even worldwide, and all but one have been fatal. We report a survivor of a cardiac injury caused by a stingray barb. Penetration of a body cavity by a stingray barb requires early surgical referral and management.
"
That is an unlucky lottery

[Bubba Cock]

Think This is what got him:http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Gallery/Descript/MantaRay/manta-tipton4.JPG
Some info:
Size, Age, and Growth:
This ray can achieve a maximum disc width of 29.5 feet (9 m), with an average width of about 22 feet (6.7m). The largest specimens of the manta weigh up to 3,000 pounds (1350 kg). Estimated life span for these giants is approximately 20 years.

manta-rays do not have stingers.. they are basically the whale sharks of rays... huge and harmless.. obviously (especially by now) not the culprit..

that said i have no idea why.. but this is the 1st celeb death that has me really bummed out.. he was a tool, yes.. but he was genuinely a dying breed of good hearted people.

R.I.P. Steve Irwin

p.s.- there are a hell of a lot of 4channers on here..

[n8crwlr]

Off to work, c-ya later. I am still bummed that Steve is gone, I would have thought an old angry croc would have got him.

[WonkaVision]

That is some seriously funny shit........thoughts and prayers....when I saw the article I thought "wow, who saw this coming"

[Paulie Pockets]

He probably didn't do himself any favors by pulling the thing out of his chest. Either way he was fucked.

That being said, here are some tasteless but funny things to look at:

http://img486.imageshack.us/img486/1069/stevelastmomentsbs9.gif (http://imageshack.us)

http://img48.imageshack.us/img48/6848/pokemonsteveod7.gif (http://imageshack.us)

[MrBogey]

I don't see how a slicing or piercing injury to the heart can kill you instantly. I imagine it's one of the most gruesome ways to die short of immolation or evisceration. The feeling of the blood just pouring out as the brain tries to figure out what to do.

RIP Steve.

[John Basedow]

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Fatally injured "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin pulled a stingray's serrated barb from his chest before he lost consciousness and died, his manager said on Tuesday as fans worldwide mourned the exuberant naturalist.

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Hundreds of fans placed flowers outside his Australia Zoo in Queensland state and wrote messages on khaki shirts, part of his trademark uniform, as Irwin's body was flown home after Monday's freak diving accident off Australia's northeast coast.

Officials offered Irwin's grieving family a state funeral while news of his death on the Great Barrier Reef clogged Internet news sites and ground some Web sites to a halt.

Police have been handed footage taken as Irwin, 44, filmed what was to be his last documentary. It shows him swimming above a stingray when it lashed out and speared him in the heart with its barbed tail, manager John Stainton told reporters.

"He pulled it out and the next minute he's gone," he said.

"The cameraman had to shut down. It's a very hard thing to watch because you're actually witnessing somebody die ... it's terrible," Stainton said.

Police said it appeared Irwin was just watching the ray.

"There is no evidence that Mr Irwin was intimidating or threatening the stingray," Queensland police spokesman Mike Keating told reporters.

Marine experts say stingrays can deliver horrific, agonizing injuries from the toxin-laden barbs, which can measure up to 20 cm (8 in) in length and cause injuries like a knife or bayonet.

"It's not the going in that causes the damage, it's the coming out where those deep serrations kind of pull on the flesh, and you end up with a very jagged tear which is quite a pronounced injury," said Dr Bryan Fry, deputy director of the Australian Venom Research Unit.

FLIRT WITH DEATH

Australian Prime Minister John Howard interrupted parliament on Tuesday to pay tribute.

"He was a genuine, one-off, remarkable Australian individual and I am distressed at his death," Howard told parliament.

"We mourn his loss, we're devastated by the tragic circumstances in which he has been taken from us and we send our love and prayers to his grieving family," he said.

Film star Russell Crowe praised Irwin as the "ultimate wildlife warrior."

Irwin's zoo kept its gates open Tuesday despite his death.

"He would have been kicking our butts if we decided to close the zoo. It's a great chance for people to go in and see his crocodiles, see what he loved," zoo worker Louise Martin said.

Environmental documentary maker Ben Cropp said Irwin was swimming alongside a bull stingray, probably weighing around 100 kg (220 lb).

Stingrays are normally placid and only attack in self-defense. But Irwin's cameraman was filming in front of it and it probably became frightened and lashed out.

Stainton said the cameraman only became aware of the attack when he noticed Irwin bleeding.

Millions had seen Irwin flirt with death many times as he stalked and played with crocodiles, sharks, snakes and spiders. Stainton said he was struggling to come to terms with the fact that a stingray had killed his friend.

"He just seemed to have a charmed life," Stainton said.

Known for his catchphrase "Crikey" during close encounters with animals, Irwin made almost 50 documentaries which appeared on the cable TV channel Animal Planet.

U.S.-based television company Discovery Communications, which produces Animal Planet, said it would set up a conservation fund in honor of Irwin. It said the footage of Irwin's fatal dive might never be broadcast.

Irwin's documentaries attracted a global audience of some 200 million people, many of them in the United States, and fans from Guam to Glasgow jammed Web sites and news blogs. Many asked how they were to explain Irwin's death to their children.

"Why did it have to be Steve Irwin," 11-year-old Daniel told Australian Associated Press.

(Additional reporting by Michael Perry in SYDNEY)

[Moz]

http://img48.imageshack.us/img48/6848/pokemonsteveod7.gif (http://imageshack.us)

You're ripping me off. I invented posting that gameboy/Irwin photoshop. Back on page two or three of the thread, Robin. We used to print it out and have people tie copies around their antennas. Hoo hoo.

http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/8844/mantasinmychestxv7.jpg

[BIGSEXY]

May Thoughts and Prayers be with his Family and as for steve, R.I.P. You were one of the few good eggs out there.

[BusyChild04]

a state funeral? holy crap. That's quite an honor. CNN already picked up on the typical news agenda. Tonight at 8pm: "Does Adventure TV Go Too Far?". Stupid news. As morbid as it sounds, I'm gonna be keeping an eye on ogrish for any video or stills. Hard to fight my curiousity.

[Bob]

people are getting pissed at this little tribute.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GUNA-yEtoE

[supertool]

In an unrelated story, Evel Knievel just died as a result of an injury sustained from slipping on a banana peel.

[supertool]

I know they said that it was a stingray that killed Steve, but someone might want to bring this guy in for questioning.

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h128/supertool1/bab.jpg

[MrBogey]

Irwin's manager released a statement saying he's seen the tape and thinks it should be destroyed.

[BusyChild04]

the opposite could happen:

LATEST: The footage of late Australian naturalist STEVE IRWIN being killed by a stingray could be shown on TV. Charismatic Irwin, dubbed the Crocodile Hunter after his internationally acclaimed TV show, died yesterday (04SEP06) while diving on Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Irwin was filming for a new documentary when he lost his life, and his cameraman shot the moment when the stingray's barbed tail stabbed the legendary conservationist through the heart. The tapes are currently being held by Queensland police - but Irwin's family are determined to respect his last wishes and allow the harrowing footage to be broadcast. Irwin once insisted, "My number one rule is to keep that camera rolling. Even if it's shaky or slightly out of focus, I don't give a rip. "Even if a big old alligator is chewing me up I want to go down and go, 'Crikey!' just before I die. That would be the ultimate for me." An insider tells British newspaper the Daily Star, "This is exactly what Steve would have wanted. He knew the dangers and was totally up for the cameras to get everything."

http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/crocodile%20hunter%20death%20to%20be%20broadcast_1 007314

Don't know how accurate this is, but it does sound like something this guy would had said.

[stillbornstew]

WHO DIDN'T SEE THIS COMING!!!!!!!!!!!! i have to see the tape. OMG, i saw this shit coming YEARS ago. tick tock tick tock. now it's here. i just figured it would be a croc ****** him while he was slipping but NO, it was a ray, the fucking manatee of australia. rays are so docile and laid back. unlucky lottery indeed. sucks to be you bro. sleep tight.

[SOS]

Stingray, an assassin? WOW!

[Waka Jawaka]

http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/972/stingrayxr7vg4jt2.jpg

[kloraferm]

I feel bad for the guy

[CM Mark]

In all seriousness, it is a tragedy, I feel sorry for his family and friends, but time to let the humour come into it.

(To the tune of Captain Planet's theme song)
Animal Planet, Has lost it's hero!
It's ratings are gonna drop to zero!
He thought it would be fun to swim by the sting ray's side,
But that's a fool, that's how he died!

(To the tune of Under the Sea from The Little Mermaid)
Under the sea!
Under the Sea!
Steve Irwin is deader
Down where it's wetter
Take it from me!!!

(To the tune of Shot to the Heart)
A sting to the heart!
A beat too late!
You give Death, a bad name!!


Look at my chest. Is there a sign that says Sting Ray Barb Storage?


Okay, I'm done.