Steve Irwin Dead - 09/04/06 05:37 AM
Originally posted by Loco4G63:
That is crazy! I was in total disbelief.
He died doing what he loved....but has a family that he left behind.
Originally posted by AliasJerkâ?¢:
it almost sounds like its something that should be in a movie.
Originally posted by Geddup Noise:
Sad, yes. But com'on, you can't say that it took any of us by surprise. I mean the man is out there putting his life on the line for our entertainment and his own everyday. It was bound to happen sooner or later.
But yeah. Poor guy.
Originally posted by Renee:
Originally posted by Geddup Noise:
Sad, yes. But com'on, you can't say that it took any of us by surprise. I mean the man is out there putting his life on the line for our entertainment and his own everyday. It was bound to happen sooner or later.
But yeah. Poor guy.
well, I don't think it was a surprise that he died from an attack of some sorts by an animal, but that it was a stingray mainly, and that he wasn't even touching the thing. It got spooked by something else and tragically hit Stevo in the heart with that stinger. I think most of us can agree we thought it would most likely have been a snake or croc.
The shock if it was just like the shock of hearing Princess Diana died in that car accident. You know it's true but you are numb and don't want to believe it. Sucks big time.
Originally posted by TexasRealtor:
Stingrays are friendly, if they are accustomed to people.
Like this one on my back in the Caymans...
Originally posted by JaTo:
But piss them off or scare them and they WILL stick you;
Originally posted by TexasRealtor:
Originally posted by JaTo:
But piss them off or scare them and they WILL stick you;
Right. I suspect that it wasn't Steve, but the cameraman that startled it.
Originally posted by RogerB:
Originally posted by TexasRealtor:
Originally posted by JaTo:
But piss them off or scare them and they WILL stick you;
Right. I suspect that it wasn't Steve, but the cameraman that startled it.
Tough to say.
Key words from that article are "freak accident."
My first thought when I heard this was, "Welp, he had it coming, didn't he?"
But the more I find out, the less I think so.
Yeah, he had a habit of getting too close or spurring a reaction for entertainment value.
But it sounds like this was different. The tape should be strong evidence one way or the other.
Or, maybe there's some obvious rule of thumb, like "Don't swim over top a stingray in close proximity..." I don't know.