'Crocodile Hunter' Steve Irwin dead

[mattola]

http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/09/0 ... index.html

thoughts to his family

[supercanuck]

Surprising even though you know it's a high risk job. Condolences to his family.

[tuzzi44]

Watchin all his tv shows and specials i thought for sure a crocodile would have ate him!! and i cant believe the entire cast of jackass has managed to outlive that guy!!

[NKCTB7]

What's surprising is that human fatalities due to stingray's are very rare. How unfortunate for him and his family. I send them my condolences. He definately will never be forgotten. A true example on how fate works.

[Meerschaum]

Poor guy.

At least he passed on to "the Big Zoo in the Sky" the way he would have wanted to have gone - at the hands of some deadly animal he was struggling with.

Of course this sets up Cousteau Jr. for a documentary film tracking down the stingray that killed his partner, just like Bill Murray going after the jaguar shark in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou.

When I think about life imitating art, the films of Wes Anderson don't usually leap to mind. Wierd.

[gobi]

I saw in the news where he had his son with him near a pool full of crocodiles! What was the guy thinking??? That was stupidity in its purest form even if nothing happened (Thank God).

[tuzzi44]

that sort of thing... being around crocs... was so normal to him so he probbaly didnt see it as a problem.... apparently its not the crocs that will get ya... its the sting rays

[The_Pauser]

Very sad story. My thoughts and prayers go out to the Irwin family. The world has lost a great humanitarian who gave his life to educate the world about the beautiful wildlife in this world.

We will miss you Crocodile Hunter.

Crikey.