crocodile hunter Killed in Jordan

[gary greguire]

just read this in URS forum thought I would pass it on..

Very sad news...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/5311298.stm

 

[Toyota Guy]

wow..... that really sucks! He will be missed by many for sure

 

[Lakeside518]

Yeah pretty shocking! :eek2: Who would of thought. I have swam with rays before.

 

[plandy]

Unbelievable...he will be missed.

 

[Dave ESPI]

"Kroikie ! they got Steve "

WE MUST RID THE EARTH OF ALL THESE MONSTERS !

"rabble rabble rabble"

GRAB YOUR PITCH FORKS AND TORCHES BOYS.... LETS GO KEIL US SUEM RAYZ !

"yeahhhhh ! down with the stingrays !"


Gah, that sux.
I'm sure there will be a croc-hunter marathon now in TV.

 

[xian]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8074903#post8074903 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Dave ESPI

"Kroikie ! they got Steve "

WE MUST RID THE EARTH OF ALL THESE MONSTERS !

"rabble rabble rabble"

GRAB YOUR PITCH FORKS AND TORCHES BOYS.... LETS GO KEIL US SUEM RAYZ !

"yeahhhhh ! down with the stingrays !"


Gah, that sux.
I'm sure there will be a croc-hunter marathon now in TV.

Do torches work underwater?

 

[monti-mike]

Thats going to be a sad day in the world for all enviormentalist and people who love animals, and the hardest for his family...........

( i hope u guys would not go killing all those beutiful Sting Rays)

peace

mike

 

[Dustin P.]

very sad...he was a bit of a loose cannon, but he meant well

 

[plandy]

Sting Rays are beautiful animals. They don't bother anyone unless unreasonably provoked. It takes much less to provoke humans

 

[Whale4Ver1.1]

according to NY Times today verbatim

Police have viewed video footage of Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin's final moments and ruled out that he was intimidating or threatening the stingray that killed him.

Surf Life Saving Queensland has said it is vital not to swim over rays as their barbs can inflict a fatal sting on the trunk of the body.

Irwin died after being stabbed by the ray's barbed tail as he swam over it yesterday during a film shoot on tiger sharks at the Great Barrier Reef.

Authorities say stingrays only flick their barbs upwards in an involuntary reflex action if they feel threatened

so i guess they will "just" attack

 

[plandy]

Hmm like the police would be an expert on sting ray behavior right?

Then again it remains open to interpretation what constitutes a provocation. Steve was close enough to get stabbed right...?

Don't get me wrong, I do admire Steve's dedication, courage and tremendous love for wildlife. He is a great loss to our wildlife preservation efforts. I will miss watching him doing what he was the best in the world.

 

[reefD]

R.I.P.
Steven Irwin.
i understand that he took chances with dangerouse animals but that aside a popular man died that was well liked . regardless he was only 40 something....too young too die and that fact we all should all respect and feel sorry for.

 

[Dave ESPI]

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-2353742,00.html

gah,

I'd laugh cause it was as I predicted.............

But I'm really sad for the rays