The Croc Hunter has Died

I am quite sad about this. Steve Irwin, the Crocodile Hunter, has tragically died. He was filming along Batt Reef, off the coast of Australia, when he was stung by a stingray. Here’s an excerpt from the news story.

"He came on top of the stingray and the stingray’s barb went up and
into his chest and put a hole into his heart," said Stainton, who was
on board Irwin’s boat at the time.

Crew members aboard the boat, Croc One, called emergency services in
the nearest city, Cairns, and administered CPR as they rushed the boat
to nearby Low Isle to meet a rescue helicopter. Medical staff
pronounced Irwin dead when they arrived a short time later, Stainton
said. [Read the article here]

I’ve greatly enjoyed Steve’s shows over the year’s. As someone who is deathly afraid of reptiles in general… he certainly made learning about them tolerable for me. Likewise, Steve’s voice has been one I’ve often imitated. I’ll have to come up with a new voice for talking to Nathan and Shawna Jordan. (Though I’ve still got "A Dingo stole my baby!") I’m going to miss his presence on Animal Planet. [Here’s his myspace profile]

Also, I feel terrible for his wife Terri and young children Bindi and Bob. All jokes aside, this is a very real tragedy to his family. He lived a dangerous life and unfortunately his career led to his untimely death.

Here’s the complete story from TV in Australia. (10 minutes of video)