RIP Steve Irwin

[Sheana_Molloy]

http://au.news.yahoo.com/060904/23/10ebv.html

The Crocodile Hunter has finally gone to the great zoo in the sky.  And it wasn't even via croc like everybody expected...

[Tony_Baritone]

Holy...

I was just going through some old videos and saw a trailer for his Croc Hunter movie from a few years ago.  Always thought he'd either die relatively young like it turns out he did, or live a super-long life just because he could survive most anything.  RIP.

[Meteorite]

Holy crap.

I'm totally stunned.  I never really expected him to die, especially like this.  He just... had that sense of invincibility about him.

He will be missed.

[c_nordlander]

Gah. I'll say the same as Alex. Very saddening.

[Kif White]

Very shocking indeed. Heard it on the radio this afternoon on my way back from work. A terrible shame. As much fun as it was to make fun of the guy and stereotype him, he really was a genuinely nice guy and did a lot of great work for animals around the world.

[Casper]

Oh no 

This is devistating! My god, he was like an idol

R.I.P Steve

[Dagdamor]

It's very sad
The guy always was so energetic and cheerful, you don't see that in people often. Yes, I liked his show too. I will miss him.

[zekeprower]

he was a great personality, but it was somewhat expected that he would die a bit young. The sadest thing is thinking about his son, whom Steve brought into the croc pen. the litle guy is only about 2-3 years old now.

[Terry Y]

I thought it was a bad joke at first.  Damn.

RIP, Steve.  You'll be missed. 

[Itchy]

I wasn't a big fan of him, but it's still sad news since he had a wife and kid who has to deal with this tragic event. Poor guy.

[Stretch_Dude]

I just found out myself. This is really sad.

[fellranger]

I was quite shocked when I heard; as Alex said, he really did have that air of invincibility.  I suppose I half expected a croc might get him in the end but not something like a stingray.  He may have taken some flak at times for his unconventional approach but he did more to raise the profile of conservation than any number of straightlaced doom-mongers.  May his work live on.

[Sheana_Molloy]

I suppose the fact that he died because of a stingray wound, something that's happened to only one, maybe two other people in Australia's entire history, is somehow very fitting....after all, Irwin did seem pretty invincible and hard to imagine going out in any easy, normal way.

I'm going to miss those "crickey!"s.

[Tigersrock144]

One of the first things I heard this morning, this was really unexpected
R.I.P Steve 

[Orange Box]

Poor Steve... Even though his overly-hyper character could get annoying at times, Irwin was a great guy, and it's hard for me to believe he's gone... Good-hearted, energetic, dedicated; a sweet, restless child trapped in a buff man's body, God bless his cotton socks, may he rest in peace.

It was, indeed, a truly exotic death, worthy The Hunter. A death he himself would likely choose over succumbing to a slow, tormenting, pointless disease like lung cancer or Alzheimer's. Steve died doing what he loved best; 'twas the proper way to go, just a bit too early...

Orange Box