'Crocodile Hunter' Steve ***** killed

[Sirrich3]

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Steve *****, the quirky Australian naturalist who won worldwide acclaim, has died in a marine accident off Australia's northeast coast, local media reported on Monday.

Queensland state government sources quoted by Australian Associated Press (AAP) said *****, 44, whose television show "The Crocodile Hunter" won international acclaim and popularized the phrase "Crikey," was believed to have been killed by a stingray barb that pierced his chest.

He was filming an underwater documentary off Port Douglas when the accident occurred, the report said.

http://www.yahoo.com/s/383090

R.I.P! He dodged alot of Crocks!

[redcolours]

wow you beat me to it....

http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/s...34-952,00.html

crikey.

[bachviet]

Live and die by his trade.
R.I.P.

[Jenny]

So sad! Did you see a pic of the thing that killed him??

[DarkFury]

Wow... never expected him to go out like that, but then again, I remember a few "close shaves" that Marlin Perkins of Wild Kingdom barely survived himself...

At least he did die doing what he loved doing the best... "messin' around with nature" Talk about a bad break... had that ray stung him elsewhere, he might've lived to see another day.

Sad to see Steve pass on like that... R.I.P. Crocodile Hunter, condolences to your wife and kids.

[starkiis]

That was such a shock when I heard about it last night. What a way to go. So sad I love his show.. RIP Steve and my thoughts and prayers go out to his family

[Markel]

An interesting quote from Nigel Marvin from this article:

"It's just absolutely unbelievable," Nigel Marven, a well-known wildlife specialist who was a longtime friend of *****'s, said on The Early Show. "To be killed by a big crocodile or bitten by a snake, you'd have believed it. But a stingray? There's only been three cases in Australia of deaths by stingrays in the last 100 years. Seventeen worldwide. So it's a tremendous freak accident."

These guys take their chances, but this wasn't the way you would have guessed that he might end up going.

[Airencracken]

Yeah it is a little sad, but at least the dude died doing what he loved. Honestly I’m a little dissapointed that he didn’t get killed by a Croc. I guess the documentary was aptly named.

[Jane83]

i always thought he teased animals too much.
just leave them alone...or else they kill you

[olddog]

RIP Steve

[Memo]

Rest in peace little buddy.

[johnnymk]

Ya know, when you play with fire, eventually you're gonna get burnt.

[Memo]

Ya know, when you play with fire, eventually you're gonna get burnt.

Sort of. This was an accident, it wasn't like he was "playing with fire."

[InfiniteNothing]

Not at the time. Nature waited until his gaurd was down.

[DarkFury]

/methinks that Nature put a "hit" out on him...

[InfiniteNothing]

Exactly, if you visit that stingray's family you'll notice they have alot more bling on them these days.

[eSDee]

RIP. There are people who think he deserved it because he exploited animals. To those people I say, I hope your dog turns on you one day.

[Nija]

All stolen from TotalFark

[nickel]

RIP. There are people who think he deserved it because he exploited animals. To those people I say, I hope your dog turns on you one day.

where did anyone say he deserved it? jackasses.

[DarkFury]

Dayuuum Nija... you even shed the "crocodile tears".

[Tweety7]

I truly do not believe some of you people. He was a great man doing great work. His love of animals was so great, the last thing he would ever do was hurt an animal. All he wanted to do was make people aware of the animals we might not otherwise see or find out about. His passing is a great tragedy. He could have done so much more with his life.

[Thesifer]

I truly do not believe some of you people. He was a great man doing great work. His love of animals was so great, the last thing he would ever do was hurt an animal. All he wanted to do was make people aware of the animals we might not otherwise see or find out about. His passing is a great tragedy. He could have done so much more with his life.

( Is this person just randomly posting a rant about people on some other board? Because they say "Some of you people" But I don't see a single person in the post saying he was a bad person or doing anything wrong ) Sure one person said he teased them too much, but honestly.. This isn't a place that is bashing him.