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Posted by twisted54 (Member # 1981) on
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![[Eek!]](eek.gif)
I was a fan of the crazy sob...
Posted by 5.0Caliber (Member # 5865) on
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Yup, killed by a stingray strike to the chest.
Posted by Jmir018 (Member # 1414) on
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Bs.. where is the link?
Posted by twisted54 (Member # 1981) on
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Originally posted by Jmir018:
Bs.. where is the link?
Forgot to add it:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060904/ap_en_tv/obit_irwin
Posted by EASTBAY5_0 (Member # 3292) on
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R.I.P to Irwin. The Crocodile Hunter was savage.
Posted by AJBlackGT (Member # 3936) on
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Stingray tail to the chest, jesus
Guys been playing with fire for years, but
RIP
Posted by Stevo (Member # 972) on
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Not only in the chest, but straight to the heart!!
Posted by Jmir018 (Member # 1414) on
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man, that is so sad..
may he rest in peace.
I also liked him.. i would never look for his shows, but if his show was on, i would most of the time just watch it entirely. which is unusual for me.
RIP.
Wonder if the documentary will ever make it to the air, i'm sure they've got footage of him getting hit on the chest/
[ September 04, 2006, 02:16 AM: Message edited by: Jmir018 ]
Posted by STREETFIGHTER50 (Member # 5012) on
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Damn, I was a fan of all the crazy shit hit used to do, except for that stupid shit he did with his baby & the crocodiles. R.I.P. ![[Frown]](frown.gif)
Posted by twisted54 (Member # 1981) on
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He definately had a set of balls on him...RIP and sad to see him go but in a way, I'm surprised it didn't happen long ago.
Posted by TrueBlue (Member # 1063) on
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R.I.P.
Posted by losbadgts (Member # 4394) on
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that sucks
R.I.P
Posted by 89 FAKE SNAKE (Member # 4531) on
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RIP
Posted by BlueOvalRacing (Member # 1531) on
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Originally posted by twisted54:
He definately had a set of balls on him...RIP and sad to see him go but in a way, I'm surprised it didn't happen long ago.
Exactly! But, I think he only had 1 ball left from the set. http://www.ehowa.com/youtubemovie.shtml?movie=EBwRE4bo30o
[ September 04, 2006, 10:46 AM: Message edited by: BlueOvalRacing ]
Posted by BlueOvalRacing (Member # 1531) on
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from ehowa also: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230025446192
Posted by 50DADDY (Member # 3076) on
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Saw that coming,still sucks though.
Posted by 68_428_Fastback (Member # 1482) on
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That sucks, RIP
Posted by six 5.0 (Member # 3153) on
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"CRIKEY, looket the soize of that one, shes a beauutey"
(Australian accent)
R.I.P.
[ September 05, 2006, 03:20 PM: Message edited by: six 5.0 ]
Posted by slowback67 (Member # 6348) on
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go figure... the crock man didn't get killed by a crock but by a sting ray those thing's normally don't do that. rip
Posted by slidewayz94 (Member # 3101) on
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watching a show reflecting his past on animal channel right now
Posted by Stevo (Member # 972) on
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Actually rays do sting all the time. They rarely kill someone. It's just the fact that he had his heart pierced by one. I've had several rays try to sting me with their tail when I go wade fishing. Luckily, I had some ray proof boots on to protect me.
Posted by TRIXSNK (Member # 2844) on
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WOW Really sad to hear this news R.I.P.
Posted by CLEEN 50 (Member # 5867) on
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RIP to the croc hunter ![[worship]](graemlins/worship.gif)
Posted by BlackNGold (Member # 655) on
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RIP
Chris Irwin knew his shit too...Yeah, it's wierd that he got killed by a Stingray...He always said he never wanted to be killed by the animals he's interacting with, because everyone would say, "he gonna be killed by an animal one day!"...And he never wanted to be known to be someone stupid always messing with his luck with animals...
..........He's gonna be missed... ![[patriot]](graemlins/patriot.gif)
Posted by HaulinAssMaro (Member # 541) on
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this sux
Rip Ya Crickey SOB
Posted by Jdub07 (Member # 2728) on
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damn that sucks! his shit was interesting and you acutally learned something at the same time.
RIP STEVE!
Posted by 93cobra (Member # 2635) on
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Originally posted by losbadgts:
that sucks
R.I.P
Posted by Muskank (Member # 2351) on
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September 6, 2006 -- Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin's frantic attempt to save his life by ripping a stingray barb from his heart may actually have killed him, experts said yesterday.
Chilling video footage of the wildlife warrior's last moments reveals that he pulled out the 8-inch barb after being speared by the normally placid animal.
"He pulled it out and the next minute he's gone," said his manager, John Stainton, who viewed the heartbreaking footage.
Experts said that while the barb that killed Irwin had toxins that can cause agonizing pain, its sharp, serrated edge does the most harm.
Thus, removing the barb from the heart could cause fatal bleeding and tissue damage.
Bryan Fry, of the Australian Venom Research Unit at Melbourne University, said it would have been better had Irwin left the barb inside because it would have stemmed the bleeding.
"To pull the barb out would have taken a lot of force and could do more damage," Fry said. "The serrations mean it would not slide out like a knife, and pulling it out could have caused more tissue damage."
Dr. Todd Rosengart, chief of cardiothoracic surgery at Stony Brook University Medical Center on Long Island, agreed it would have been better not to remove the barb.
"As soon as he pulled the barb out, the hole in his heart opened up. He bled into the heart sac and the blood squeezed the heart to the point where it stopped beating," Rosengart explained.
"Of course, it would have been almost impossible for him to have known that."
Irwin's American-born wife, Terri, yesterday made her first public comment since her husband's death, thanking the staff of his zoo.
"She was very choked up. It was a very frail comment," said spokesman Michael Hornby.
"But she wanted to say to the staff how grateful she was for their support and how much it meant to her."
Irwin, 44, known for exclaiming "Crikey!" as he wrestled with crocs and pythons, died Sunday in the shallow waters of the Great Barrier Reef in northern Australia.
He was speared by the stingray while filming a segment for a TV show that was to feature his 8-year-old daughter, Bindi, who was hundreds of miles away, hiking with her mom and brother at the time.
Irwin and his cameraman apparently unnerved the creature and it lashed upward with its tail, striking Irwin in the chest and piercing his heart.
The whole encounter was filmed, and the footage turned over to authorities.
"The cameraman had to shut down. It's a very hard thing to watch because you're actually witnessing somebody die. It's terrible," Stainton said, choking back tears.
Posted by Jdub07 (Member # 2728) on
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anyone read this article?
Some people. I mean show some respect for the man and his life's work.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14694683/
Critizing a dead man,
"Jumping all over Alligators".
NO SHIT BITCH what you want him to do to get a 12' croc out a persons yard grab a scooby snack and be like...here alligator alligator? Self rightious bitch
Posted by Becca (Member # 7004) on
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OMG! I still can't believe he didn't get killed by a notoriously dangerous creature.... instead its one that I heard no one has ever died from!
Poor guy... R.I.P.
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