R.I.P. Steve Irwin

DaWeeze · Post by **DaWeeze** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 6:17 am

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20349888-2,00.html

memly · Post by **memly** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 6:23 am

Bloody Hell!

RIP.

stargurl · Post by **stargurl** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 7:14 am

Read about this earlier today - rip

shadyboy · Post by **shadyboy** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 7:15 am

Yeah bit of a shocker - RIP

Post by **Loopz** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 8:07 am

Thats sad news as he had his heart in the right place and was always entertaining to watch. RIP

rach · Post by **rach** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 11:00 am

Very sad.

I always did worry that the job would get him in the end though.

What an amazing guy - and so entertaining - I'm sure he'll be missed.

memly · Post by **memly** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 11:31 am

I'm missing him already. I loved the man; so much energy and commitment to wildlife, could spend literally hours watching his programmes, and I frequently did.

usernick · Post by **usernick** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 12:13 pm

RIP

Monday, 4 September 2006
John Stainton, good friend and producer of Steve Irwin's Film Company, Best Picture, held a press conference earlier today outlining the circumstances of Steve's untimely death and the events that surrounded it.

A very emotional Mr. Stainton said that he had lost a very dear and close friend.

"Today the world has lost a great wildlife icon, a passionate conservationist and one of the proudest Dad's on the planet. He died doing what he loved best, he left this world in a happy and peaceful state of mind, he would've said 'crocs rule'," he said.

Steve Irwin and his team had been filming a new documentary, titled Ocean's Deadliest, at Batt Reef off the coast of the resort town of Port Douglas, when the accident occurred.

"Steve decided to shoot a couple of segments for a new TV show that he's doing with his daughter Bindi and, with the cameramen, went out on to the reef at Batt Reef to do a little segment on stingrays. He came over the top of the stingray... and the stingray's barb went up and went into his chest and put a hole into his heart."

Mr. Stainton said the team responded quickly to get Steve back to his research vessel Croc 1 and then on to Low Isles where they were to meet an emergency rescue team.

"We were doing constant CPR trying to resuscitate him... when we got there it was probably ten to twelve and by twelve o'clock when the emergency crew arrived they pronounced him dead."

Mr. Stainton said that his personal and professional relationship with Steve had been one of many years.

"He was one of my best, closest friends, we've been together for 20 years, we've been shooting documentaries for fifteen years, I've never known a more professional man in my life and a more passionate person on wildlife and conservation issues."

Mr. Stainton believes that the poor weather experienced in the far north may have been, in part, the cause of Steve Irwin's death.

"One problem Steve had was that he couldn't sit still for five seconds and because the weather was bad today and for the last couple of days, he'd been like a caged lion because he hadn't really been able to do anything too much and he said 'look I might just go off and shoot some segments'... anything that would keep him moving and his adrenaline going and that's what happened... and the next thing I heard on the radio was that there was a medical emergency and the little dinghy was bringing him back with the crew... everyone tried absolutely tirelessly to revive him, to keep him alive."

Willsy · Post by **Willsy** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 3:28 pm

I've been reading the news reports about this during the day and this is indeed a great loss. A true character who could instantly captivate viewers attentions with his enthusiasm and passion for the animals he helped and studied.

"CRIKEY!! Did ya see those teeth, WOOOOOO! that was a warning sign, but I'm gonna pick him up anyway...he doesnt want me too but i wanna get a closer look at this little tucker!WOOOOOOOO!!"

R.I.P. Stevo.

davemacfrombath · Post by **davemacfrombath** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 4:40 pm

A very sad day. One of those guys who you don't know you like so much till they're gone...

Dog · Post by **Dog** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 4:51 pm

He was an absolute nutcase, in the nice sense. Superb entertainer, very intelligent bloke and someone who cared about what he did.

Kvagga · Post by **Kvagga** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 5:33 pm

These days when for some reason people seem to put enviromental issues to the side more and more and many seem like they couldn't care less about the nature, a guy like Steve was a much needed goldmine. They only showed his shows here on the skychannels, but whenever I catched one, I throughly enjoyed it. R.I.P. Steve.

Kagey · Post by **Kagey** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 5:49 pm

Loopz wrote:Thats sad news as he had his heart in the right place and was always entertaining to watch. RIP

well maybe his heart shouldn't have been in the right place this time !

I always thought a crocodile or Lion woulda got him,
indeed a big loss

philmanns · Post by **philmanns** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 9:16 pm

a very sad loss indeed

Kagey · Post by **Kagey** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 12:10 pm

Steve Irwin walks into a pub full of stingrays, the landlord shouts at him...get out, you're barbed...