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Started by Faken , Sep 04 2006 12:16 AM

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#1 Faken

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Posted 04 September 2006 - 12:16 AM

Wow... killed by a stingray.

http://news.yahoo.co...fe_060904045124

I just watched a kids show today with my daughter that was featuring Steve's croc stuff... this is just shocking to me. RIP Steve :P

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Posted 04 September 2006 - 12:27 AM

I was just about to post this!

Extremely sad :P
In his best years aswell!

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Posted 04 September 2006 - 12:32 AM

RIP Steve

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Posted 04 September 2006 - 12:34 AM

I used to watch his show alot when I was younger...very sad news.

RIP

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Posted 04 September 2006 - 12:42 AM

wow he seemed invincible rip

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Posted 04 September 2006 - 12:52 AM

I heard about it an hour after his death.. As an Australian icon, it's sad that he died, even though I considered him annoying.

RIP Steve.

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Posted 04 September 2006 - 12:58 AM

:P Awesome guy he knew his stuff, very sad so young and he had two young kids as well.

aussie news
http://news.yahoo.co...fe_060904045124

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Posted 04 September 2006 - 01:15 AM

aw i used to love watching him on tv...so sad :P

RIP Crocodile Hunter

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Posted 04 September 2006 - 01:41 AM

Just read it on Boing Boing before coming here... RIP Steve :P

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Posted 04 September 2006 - 02:04 AM

He was a great man who died doing what he loved

We're all gonna miss him

http://www.news.com....534-952,00.html
an actual aussie story

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Posted 04 September 2006 - 02:05 AM

I just heard about it today on the news in England, RIP. :P

Trying not to sound too harsh, but I did kinda see it coming.

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Posted 04 September 2006 - 02:16 AM

Man, why does everyone else have to post news I want to before me :( It's really disheartening

Oh well.

Man, he was great... I'm an Aussie and I feel absolutely sorry for his family. Apparently his wife was in Tasmania hiking... something like that (so I heard). Doesn't he have young children? Imagine what they are going through... They'd probably not want to go near the sea/ocean again :o :P

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Posted 04 September 2006 - 02:50 AM

Saw it on the news when I got home.

He was the third person to get killed by a sting ray in Australia in recorded history :P Unlucky...

RIP

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Posted 04 September 2006 - 02:51 AM

I just heard about it today on the news in England, RIP. :P

Trying not to sound too harsh, but I did kinda see it coming.

- Adam


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Posted 04 September 2006 - 03:45 AM

a real shame, this :P

that guy was great.

does noone find it quite ironic that he spent years and years wrestling 20 ft crocodiles in fresh water rivers all over the world, and then he gets killed by a stingray in the sea (and as ghost pointed out only the third in recorded oz history).

how could something like this happen though? is a stingray barb on its front or on its tail? surely he mustve seen it coming and thought 'oh shit, i better move' ... the guy was experienced enough.

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Posted 04 September 2006 - 04:13 AM

Aw thats rotten :P RIP Steve

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Posted 04 September 2006 - 04:24 AM

He was filming a documentry at the time, and he dived into the water and onto the barb.. now THAT is unlucky. Also, his wife was trekking in Tasmania at the time, on Cradle Mountain (been there, and awesome experience).

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Posted 04 September 2006 - 04:26 AM

RIP Steve..

I've watched his TV show from time to time, he was sometimes annoying but nevertheless, he commited his life to protect animals and the wildlife.
Solely for that he get's my respect!

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Posted 04 September 2006 - 04:32 AM

He was filming a documentry at the time, and he dived into the water and onto the barb.. now THAT is unlucky. Also, his wife was trekking in Tasmania at the time, on Cradle Mountain (been there, and awesome experience).

that makes sense then. where was your source btw, i have been able to find very little detail about it all so far...

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Posted 04 September 2006 - 04:49 AM

This is the one that Google posted in their top stories on the Personalized Homepage

http://www.theage.co...7222051588.html

Hope that helps :)
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