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Steve Irwin has died

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humpydumpy · 04/09/2006 06:15

Just heard on the news that Steve Irwin "The Crocodile Hunter" has died in a diving accident. He was stung through the heart by a stingray.

His poor family.

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sallystrawberry · 04/09/2006 14:13

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Devongirl · 04/09/2006 14:18

I am so glad I looked on this page - I feel awful and keep crying about this and thought I was being a nutter as I didn't know him - but I feel like I did. It's genuine grief for an amazing man. His poor family. He did so much for conservation and for him to be killed by a usually passive animal is so sad.

am off again, can't stop the floodgates today

xx

wannaBe1974 · 04/09/2006 14:19

but no-one has really said anything really derogatory about him thougg, apart from the comments about him holding his baby while feeding a croccodile which tbh are irelevant whether he was alive or dead. I don't think anyone has pointed out that his job made him a bad person or anything like that, people are merely saying that doing the job he did, it was somewhat inevitable that this would happen one day. nothing wrong with saying that imo. of course RIP, but tbh I think anyone who is genuinely shocked that he died doing what he does is naive.

Gobbledigook · 04/09/2006 14:27

I'm a bit shocked that so many people think his early death was inevitable. There are people with knives and guns all over our cities - is it inevitable that a policeman will die young?

Plenty of people have risky professions - it is still very, very tragic and sad when someone is killed at such a young age.

coderoo · 04/09/2006 14:28

i said that his likelihodd of dying was far more than most of us
idont htink its the worst thing int he world to say ro that it doens mena it isnt sad he died but i dint knwo him
hate mawkish senitmenatal threads

coderoo · 04/09/2006 14:32

YOU ARE CRYING FOR HIM???
get a grip woman

RTKangaMummy · 04/09/2006 14:36

When we heard this earlier this morning we were all sad

We loved his enthusiasum for all Australia's animals

When we were diving in Barrier Reef with DS last month I never realised Sting rays were dangerous but they are huge.

Seashells · 04/09/2006 14:36

The ironic thing about the 'inevitable' comments is that he wasn't killed by a crocdile or by being bitten by a snake or a shark or any of the 'dangerous' animals he came into contact with, but diving with stingrays... something not classed as particlulary dangerous and something which many people have done!

TwickenhamMamma · 04/09/2006 14:48

My sincere thoughts and prayers with the family of an amazing man.

lemonaid · 04/09/2006 14:54

According to his director, in this instance they were filming sharks. There was no deliberate interaction with the ray Steve just happened to swim above it and presumably startled it. And it appears to have been a fluke that it happened to hit him so near his heart anywhere else and he'd probably have been OK.

The expert (Victoria Brims, a marine life expert from Oceanworld in Sydney) comments about the stingray being provoked were based on the normal style of his documentaries: "I am aware he was filming a documentary and his documentaries are usually very hands on. I can only asume that he had some kind of hands on or close contact with the animal."

And DG, Steve always maintained that the photos of the incident with his son were very misleading and made it appear that he was far closer to the crocodile than was in fact the case. In the absence of independent evidence I'm inclined to take his word over that of a paperazzo.

PeachyClairHasBadHair · 04/09/2006 15:06

Agree that it's a public forum- so how do we know terri isn't a lurker? Or his sister, for example? I always wonder if someone's other half will search E-mail after losing soe one at 3 am on a lonely night looking for tributes, then find a MN thread that is unkind (not necessarily this one, have been others about other people)

mumfor1standfinaltime · 04/09/2006 15:07

I heard about Steve's death this morning when dh picked me up from work at 9am. I couldn't believe it, and straight away said 'was it a croc?'.
Then I realised that it wouldn't have been a croc, it had to be something else, something which would take him by surprise or something unheard of. He knew about crocs and snakes.
He did not 'dangle' his son infront of a croc. (Michael Jackson 'dangled' his son)These children are growing up in a zoo fgs they have to learn about animals and how to be around animals, it is a completely different environment than us living in our suburban lives with the only danger of a hot cooker and next door's pitbull terrier.

A pure brilliant and wonderful man who would want to be remembered for teaching us and our children about animals. I am sad that my ds will not learn more from this man. My heart goes out to his family and his friends. I am not going to post a sad face but a happy one just as Steve's face always was .

suedonim · 04/09/2006 15:22

I'm very sorry to hear of Steve Irwin's death and, like everyone else, my thoughts are with his family.

All in all, he was a force for good in this world and if there's an after-life I think he'll be chuckling wryly at the means of his demise.

CHUNKYMUNKEY · 04/09/2006 15:32

I thought he was great. Passionate about what he did and adored his family. Sad News.

mosschops30 · 04/09/2006 15:56

Really sad news . Even though he used to drive me crazy and shout 'turn that man off' at the tv, dh and the kids loved him.

wannaBe1974 · 04/09/2006 15:58

Gobbledigook it is not inevidable that a policeman will die in the line of duty, but it is far more likely that a policeman will die in service than, a shop assistant for instance. My bil has recently joined the police and before his training my sister had to go and speak to someone from the police - they are very honest about the job the police do, and also said that family need to be aware of what they do and that it is not without risk.

magicfarawaytree · 04/09/2006 16:07

very sad for him but even more so for his wife and children. No child should have to grow up without the love of both parents.

catsmother · 04/09/2006 16:14

What a shock ...... it always is when people die before their time. He was larger than life and I know some people found that a bit annoying but you could certainly tell his heart was in the right place with his passion for nature.

If he had to go, it's somewhat fitting that it was while he was doing something he loved though. Which of us wouldn't choose that if we had to.

But obviously a huge tragedy for his wife and children ....... very very sad.

Devongirl · 04/09/2006 16:18

Coderoo - I am pregnant, tired and emotional anyway, but I am surprised at how I am feeling what seems to be genuine grief for someone I didn't know - as I said in my original thread. I'll get a grip when I feel like it thanks very much.

And as you have given me some unsolicited advice, here's mine for you - learn to spell.

SparklyGothKat · 04/09/2006 16:28

Ds burst into tears when I told him He knows him from Croc files on discovery kids.

Pfer · 04/09/2006 16:42
Sad
danceswithmonkeys · 04/09/2006 17:03

Well not to give in to 'mawkish sentiment' but I was saddened and shocked to hear this news as has everyone else I've spoken to it. No, we didn't know the man but we 'knew' as much as he gave to us in his t.v. shows and that was boundless enthusiasm. I think feeling sympathy and empathy for a young father dying too young and leaving behind a wife children shows a great deal of compassion. Sad, sad news

DumbledoresGirl · 04/09/2006 17:13

I know I am going to regret this but....

if his wife or sister or anyone else who knows him personally is reading this, I do not feel I have said anything disrespectful about the man. I acknowledged his death was very sad. I am not going to say I am crying for him or that I will particularly miss him, but I do acknowledge the part he played in wildlife conservation which I do respect.

However, my comments are not the worst thing available to read about the man on the web. And I still maintain that he was wrong to hold his baby near to a crocodile. I don't see policemen (to use the previous analogy) taking their babies to work with them, and I don't think he should have done either. The fact that he has tragically died does not make that act suddenly right. But I do acknowledge that this thread is perhaps not the time to mention this incident. So can we stop mentioning it now? Probably not!

sleepysooz · 04/09/2006 17:17

So so so

What a loss
What a tragedy
What a brilliant man

I feel for his wife and children God Bless!

VeniVidiVickiQV · 04/09/2006 17:26

I agree with Greensleeves. Listen to all you "righteous" people condemning the dead man - before he's been buried, in fact, he's not even cold yet. You must be so proud of yourselves and your perfect 'safe' life choices and impeccable morals.

Isn't it just as well that there are lots of us who aren't so quick to say "I told you so" with regard to peoples life choices on here.