The World of Layonara
The Layonara Community => General Discussion => Topic started by: lunchboxkilla on September 04, 2006, 04:25:27 PM
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http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20349888-2,00.html
I'm not sure where to post it so here it is. A sting ray hit him with a barb and lanced his heart. He will be missed.
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oh.. criky.. *sobs*
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Croiky....
It is a sad day indeed. But he died doing what he loved, so I guess that works out for him.
RIP Steve Irwin
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very sad news, his wife and child, prayers go out to em
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Bah! How do I explain this to my six year old son who thought he was the coolest guy on earth?
RIP Steve.
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Croiky! ..sad..
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Sad news indeed. He'll be missed no doubt.
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I saw this early Monday Morning I was blown away.
The chances that something Like that happening was astronomical.
I guess he won the lottery but in a bad way.
Ill miss his show unless someone picks it up.
My heart and Prayers go out to his family ,crew and friends.
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poor guy...
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The report says that he likely died in moments, so at least he didn't suffer, and you can only beat the odds so often. I feel bad for his wife and kids.
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Someone who has done a lot for nature preservation and understanding just passed away by the thing he loved the most. Kind of ironic but so sad. Prayers to the family and friends.
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i will miss his ozzie shinanigans greatly.
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While I feel sorrow for his family he was a man who relished in handling dangerous creatures. Unfortunately the house always wins and this time he failed his saving throw.
Think of it in Layo terms. The adventurer who never goes adventuring will lead a long long. It might be dull but it will be long. The risks he took in his working were far higher than the ones I take on a daily basis while discussing computer systems.
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I think that is the third record of a person that died due to stingray attacks in Australia. The first is a soldier that dived off a pier in St Kilda, Melbourne in 1945 (struck in the chest with the barb). The other was a 9 year old boy, again the barb entered his heart and he died later. The rumor here is that Steve pulled the barb out before he died. Considering that it is barbed like a fishing arrow, it would have added to his trauma but he probably had no chance regardless.
Stingrays are not aggressive, so it is very unusual for people to be struck by them. Being a surfer and seeing the bull rays under you is amazing, you cannot imagine how big they can get. But I have never felt threatened by them.
Knowing the Australian animals he often played with, I reckon he was slightly mad (No-one plays with King Browns, one of the most angry and poisonous snakes in the world like he did). But what he has done for Australian conservation far outweighs the silly things he did. Ironically, I think he was more popular overseas then here.
Good to see people from OS using "Crikey!". He spoke like a true country Aussie.
Hopefully people will do good things for conservation in his name. That is probably what he would have liked. He lived more life in his 44 years then most people do if they lived twice as long. Still, he did not deserve to die. My thoughts go to his family.