Mon 4 Sep 2006
Steve Irwin goes at 44
Posted by Zach S-R under Uncategorized
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Steve Irwin (1962)-(2006)
Labor day was somewhat of a somber day as the beloved Steve Irwin ( the Crocodile Hunter) died. He was killed by the piercing of a stingrays stinger into his heart. He was filming a special for his daughters 9th birthday off the the great barrier reef in Australia. Friends and co-workers watched as the Australian Icon was pierced by the stingray and the emergency immediately called. He was later pronounced dead although he possibly died right as he was stung.
Steve Irwin is a sad pass for many. He was an Australian TV star and a conversationalist. He had a long running series on the discovery and animal planet channels called “crocodile hunter”. In 2002 he then released his own crocodile hunter. Memorabilia would also be made about Steve Irwin. He was also a zoologist and an overall beloved character. We will miss him surely.
R.I.P Steve Irwin
Zach Seites-Rundlett
– haynes.tv
It is truly ashame, however the really sad thing is that he leaves behind two young children. I think we kind of all knew it was inveitable considering the risks he took. I really though it would have been a king cobra or something a little more deadly. This can serve as a lesson to all of us that no matter what kind of wild animal you are around you can never be too careful, Steve accidently boxed in this sting ray in the sand, “it stopped and twisted and threw up its tail with the spike, and it caught him in the chest,”(Cropp)and that was it. It will proably be a long time before someone will be able to do what he did with animals.
Steve was kind of kooky but he did so much for the environment and animals. He poured all the millions he made into preserving the wildlife and the environment and I just think we should all pay our respects. He was not just a nationally recognised symbol but international. I just hope that his spirit lives on in many other Australians out there and we all chip in to save the environment form needless destruction.
Peace out and long live the croc hunter.