Torneyboy Posted September 4, 2006 Report Share Posted September 4, 2006 Steve Irwin has today been killed while filming in Cairns Australia. Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCgringo Posted September 4, 2006 Report Share Posted September 4, 2006 wow done in by a stingray http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,20349541-5001021,00.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted September 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2006 Sad way to end ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bust Posted September 4, 2006 Report Share Posted September 4, 2006 CRIKEY........Very sad. Is amazing how many die in those waters each year that go away quietly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted September 4, 2006 Report Share Posted September 4, 2006 ...stung in the chest by a sting ray...bummer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.. Posted September 4, 2006 Report Share Posted September 4, 2006 Sad news. He was an Ozzie national treasure. And if you found him annoying or not (I admit, at times he could be annoying) you could not deny his passion for animals, teaching us about them and his conservation works. RIP Steve. Regards, SD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted September 4, 2006 Report Share Posted September 4, 2006 Not really surprised that he came to an early end, but I hardly expected a sting ray to do him in. What do you bet he had grabbed the sting ray by the tail or something equally dangerous? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted September 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2006 Only 44 years old.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limbo Posted September 4, 2006 Report Share Posted September 4, 2006 Good question Mac, Normally you'd have to annoy a ray badly or put it in a position so it feels threatened before it would act out of self defence (and that's what these animals do, act out of self defence). I'm sure it's all on film tho and at some stage will be aired. Very sad for the children. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous_Dog Posted September 4, 2006 Report Share Posted September 4, 2006 Sting Rays very common in Australia, but can;t figure out how it happened, he must have done the tail grabbing trick???? DOG - Very sad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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