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Godspeed, Steve.
THE Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin, is dead.
He was killed in a freak accident in Cairns, police sources said today.
It is understood he was killed by a stingray barb that went through his =
chest.
He was swimming off the Low Isles at Port Douglas filming an underwater =
documentary when the tragedy occured.=20
Ambulance officers confirmed they attended a reef fatality this morning =
at Batt Reef off Port Douglas.=20
Irwin's body is being flown to Cairns.
It is believed his American-born wife Terri is trekking on Cradle =
Mountain in Tasmania and is yet to be told of her husband's death.
Irwin - known worldwide as the Crocodile Hunter - is famous for his =
enthusiasm for wildlife and his catchcry "Crikey!".
The father of two's Crocodile Hunter program was first broadcast in 1992 =
and has been shown around the world on cable network Discovery.
He has also starred in movies and has developed the Australia Zoo =
wildlife park, north of Brisbane, which was started by his parents Bob =
and Lyn Irwin.=20
Tributes have already started pouring in for the larger-than-life =
character.
Foreign Minister Alexander Downer, who used a photograph of his family =
at Australia Zoo for his official Christmas card last year, hailed Mr =
Irwin for his work in promoting Australia.
Irwin was heavily involved in last year's "G'Day LA" campaign.=20
"The minister knew him, was fond of him and was very, very appreciative =
of all the work he'd done to promote Australia overseas," a spokesman =
said.=20
A Tourism Queensland spokeswoman said the death was shocking and paid =
tribute to Irwin's "enormous contribution" to his adopted state.
Louise Yates said it was impossible to quantify how much Mr Irwin had =
meant to the Queensland tourism industry.
"I don't think we could even estimate how much he brought us through his =
personality and his profile and his enthusiasm about Queensland," she =
said.
"It would be difficult to estimate how much he was worth. And it would =
be difficult to underestimate."=20
She said Irwin had been a larger-than-life ambassador.=20
"It's not just what he brought but what he took with him when he =
travelled, his passion."=20
Australia Zoo, on southeast Queensland's Sunshine Coast, employs more =
than 500 people and attracts thousands of visitors every day.=20
But Ms Yates said it would be "unfair and unjust" to put a dollar value =
on Irwin's worth to the state, because of how much he had given.=20
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<P>It is believed his American-born wife Terri is trekking on Cradle =
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<P>Irwin was heavily involved in last year's "G'Day LA" campaign. </P>
<P>"The minister knew him, was fond of him and was very, very =
appreciative of=20
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</P>
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<P>Louise Yates said it was impossible to quantify how much Mr Irwin had =
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On Mon, 04 Sep 2006 00:24:02 -0500, dreamwalker wrote:
Godspeed, Steve.
THE Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin, is dead.
He was killed in a freak accident in Cairns, police sources said today.
It is understood he was killed by a stingray barb that went through his chest.
Geez, that sucks. :-(
Woods
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Woodswun wrote:
On Mon, 04 Sep 2006 00:24:02 -0500, dreamwalker wrote:
Geez, that sucks. :-(
Woods
One of the very few genuine people I have ever seen on television. The
sort of person I wish I had known.
Tragic...
Werewolfy
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One of the finest human being on earth, one of the greatest loss for
humanity.
J.
"dreamwalker" <backfromthe@dead.com> a écrit dans le message de news:
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Godspeed, Steve.
THE Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin, is dead.
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Just when a person comes along who makes the world a little nicer and
happier, he gets taken out in a rare (and bizarre) way, it just knocks out
my hope for this world, stuff like this just shouldn't happen. Our kids will
be in tears for years.
The Phantom
God bless u Steve Irwin
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One of the finest human being on earth, one of the greatest loss for
humanity.
J.
"dreamwalker" <backfromthe@dead.com> a écrit dans le message de news:
941a7$44fbb864$4076281a$1310@powerweb.allthenewsgroups.com...
Godspeed, Steve.
THE Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin, is dead.
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05 Sep 2006 03:20:13 AM |
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On Mon, 04 Sep 2006 17:47:45 GMT, "Jean Guernon"
<jguernon@globetrotter.net> wrote:
One of the finest human being on earth, one of the greatest loss for
humanity.
As they just said on Television, there are many kids who got
interested in ecology, science, and veterinary studies because of his
influence.
There are plenty of nitwits and losers tearing him down (there always
were), but he achieved more in reaching out to people and allowing
them to see we could enjoy our wildlife, and should protect it than
pretty much anyone else recently.
How many of us can compare in our favourite fields.
--
"FOR I HAVE BECOME VENGEANCE AND YOU WILL FEEL THE WRATH"
"YOUR DOOM IS WRITTEN IN THE STARS...."
"THE DREADED NAME HAS BEEN REVEALED...YOUR DOOM IS NEAR..."
DM in meltdown mode, February 2003
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Wally Anglesea=99 wrote:
On Mon, 04 Sep 2006 17:47:45 GMT, "Jean Guernon"
<jguernon@globetrotter.net> wrote:
One of the finest human being on earth, one of the greatest loss for
humanity.
As they just said on Television, there are many kids who got
interested in ecology, science, and veterinary studies because of his
influence.
There are plenty of nitwits and losers tearing him down (there always
were), but he achieved more in reaching out to people and allowing
them to see we could enjoy our wildlife, and should protect it than
pretty much anyone else recently.
Yes like taking his kiddy near a croc or swimming with whales, but
larger than life....
How many of us can compare in our favourite fields.
CRIKEY a snuff MOVIE as well, so he was NOT 10 feet tall and
bulletproof.
LB
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"FOR I HAVE BECOME VENGEANCE AND YOU WILL FEEL THE WRATH"
"YOUR DOOM IS WRITTEN IN THE STARS...."
"THE DREADED NAME HAS BEEN REVEALED...YOUR DOOM IS NEAR..."
DM in meltdown mode, February 2003
So did DM meltdown or is he back in his Pit swimming in SIN?
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I wander what happened to the stingray that killed him. Did they catch =
it?
"dreamwalker" <backfromthe@dead.com> wrote in message =
news:941a7$44fbb864$4076281a$1310@powerweb.allthenewsgroups.com...
Godspeed, Steve.
THE Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin, is dead.
He was killed in a freak accident in Cairns, police sources said =
today.
It is understood he was killed by a stingray barb that went through =
his chest.
He was swimming off the Low Isles at Port Douglas filming an =
underwater documentary when the tragedy occured.=20
Ambulance officers confirmed they attended a reef fatality this =
morning at Batt Reef off Port Douglas.=20
Irwin's body is being flown to Cairns.
It is believed his American-born wife Terri is trekking on Cradle =
Mountain in Tasmania and is yet to be told of her husband's death.
Irwin - known worldwide as the Crocodile Hunter - is famous for his =
enthusiasm for wildlife and his catchcry "Crikey!".
The father of two's Crocodile Hunter program was first broadcast in =
1992 and has been shown around the world on cable network Discovery.
He has also starred in movies and has developed the Australia Zoo =
wildlife park, north of Brisbane, which was started by his parents Bob =
and Lyn Irwin.=20
Tributes have already started pouring in for the larger-than-life =
character.
Foreign Minister Alexander Downer, who used a photograph of his family =
at Australia Zoo for his official Christmas card last year, hailed Mr =
Irwin for his work in promoting Australia.
Irwin was heavily involved in last year's "G'Day LA" campaign.=20
"The minister knew him, was fond of him and was very, very =
appreciative of all the work he'd done to promote Australia overseas," a =
spokesman said.=20
A Tourism Queensland spokeswoman said the death was shocking and paid =
tribute to Irwin's "enormous contribution" to his adopted state.
Louise Yates said it was impossible to quantify how much Mr Irwin had =
meant to the Queensland tourism industry.
"I don't think we could even estimate how much he brought us through =
his personality and his profile and his enthusiasm about Queensland," =
she said.
"It would be difficult to estimate how much he was worth. And it would =
be difficult to underestimate."=20
She said Irwin had been a larger-than-life ambassador.=20
"It's not just what he brought but what he took with him when he =
travelled, his passion."=20
Australia Zoo, on southeast Queensland's Sunshine Coast, employs more =
than 500 people and attracts thousands of visitors every day.=20
But Ms Yates said it would be "unfair and unjust" to put a dollar =
value on Irwin's worth to the state, because of how much he had given.=20
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<P>He was killed in a freak accident in Cairns, police sources said =
today.</P>
<P>It is understood he was killed by a stingray barb that went through =
his=20
chest.</P>
<P>He was swimming off the Low Isles at Port Douglas filming an =
underwater=20
documentary when the tragedy occured. </P>
<P>Ambulance officers confirmed they attended a reef fatality this =
morning at=20
Batt Reef off Port Douglas. </P>
<P>Irwin's body is being flown to Cairns.</P>
<P>It is believed his American-born wife Terri is trekking on Cradle =
Mountain=20
in Tasmania and is yet to be told of her husband's death.</P>
<P>Irwin - known worldwide as the Crocodile Hunter - is famous for his =
enthusiasm for wildlife and his catchcry "Crikey!".</P>
<P>The father of two's <EM>Crocodile Hunter</EM> program was first =
broadcast=20
in 1992 and has been shown around the world on cable network =
Discovery.</P>
<P>He has also starred in movies and has developed the Australia Zoo =
wildlife=20
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Irwin. </P>
<P>Tributes have already started pouring in for the larger-than-life=20
character.</P>
<P>Foreign Minister Alexander Downer, who used a photograph of his =
family at=20
Australia Zoo for his official Christmas card last year, hailed Mr =
Irwin for=20
his work in promoting Australia.</P>
<P>Irwin was heavily involved in last year's "G'Day LA" campaign. </P>
<P>"The minister knew him, was fond of him and was very, very =
appreciative of=20
all the work he'd done to promote Australia overseas," a spokesman =
said. </P>
<P>A Tourism Queensland spokeswoman said the death was shocking =
and paid=20
tribute to Irwin's "enormous contribution" to his adopted state.</P>
<P>Louise Yates said it was impossible to quantify how much Mr Irwin =
had meant=20
to the Queensland tourism industry.</P>
<P>"I don't think we could even estimate how much he brought us =
through his=20
personality and his profile and his enthusiasm about Queensland," she=20
said.</P>
<P>"It would be difficult to estimate how much he was worth. And it =
would be=20
difficult to underestimate." </P>
<P>She said Irwin had been a larger-than-life ambassador. </P>
<P>"It's not just what he brought but what he took with him when he =
travelled,=20
his passion." </P>
<P>Australia Zoo, on southeast Queensland's Sunshine Coast, employs =
more than=20
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Here it iz, Mondo !!!!!
http://i8.tinypic.com/43mz8ls.gif
HOOROO
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mukyuk wrote:
I wander what happened to the stingray that killed him. Did they catch it?
"dreamwalker" <backfromthe@dead.com> wrote in message news:941a7$44fbb864$4076281a$1310@powerweb.allthenewsgroups.com...
Godspeed, Steve.
THE Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin, is dead.
He was killed in a freak accident in Cairns, police sources said today.
It is understood he was killed by a stingray barb that went through his chest.
He was swimming off the Low Isles at Port Douglas filming an underwater documentary when the tragedy occured.
Ambulance officers confirmed they attended a reef fatality this morning at Batt Reef off Port Douglas.
Irwin's body is being flown to Cairns.
It is believed his American-born wife Terri is trekking on Cradle Mountain in Tasmania and is yet to be told of her husband's death.
Irwin - known worldwide as the Crocodile Hunter - is famous for his enthusiasm for wildlife and his catchcry "Crikey!".
The father of two's Crocodile Hunter program was first broadcast in 1992 and has been shown around the world on cable network Discovery.
He has also starred in movies and has developed the Australia Zoo wildlife park, north of Brisbane, which was started by his parents Bob and Lyn Irwin.
Tributes have already started pouring in for the larger-than-life character.
Foreign Minister Alexander Downer, who used a photograph of his family at Australia Zoo for his official Christmas card last year, hailed Mr Irwin for his work in promoting Australia.
Irwin was heavily involved in last year's "G'Day LA" campaign.
"The minister knew him, was fond of him and was very, very appreciative of all the work he'd done to promote Australia overseas," a spokesman said.
A Tourism Queensland spokeswoman said the death was shocking and paid tribute to Irwin's "enormous contribution" to his adopted state.
Louise Yates said it was impossible to quantify how much Mr Irwin had meant to the Queensland tourism industry.
"I don't think we could even estimate how much he brought us through his personality and his profile and his enthusiasm about Queensland," she said.
"It would be difficult to estimate how much he was worth. And it would be difficult to underestimate."
She said Irwin had been a larger-than-life ambassador.
"It's not just what he brought but what he took with him when he travelled, his passion."
Australia Zoo, on southeast Queensland's Sunshine Coast, employs more than 500 people and attracts thousands of visitors every day.
But Ms Yates said it would be "unfair and unjust" to put a dollar value on Irwin's worth to the state, because of how much he had given.
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<P><STRONG>THE Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin, is dead.</STRONG></P>
<P>He was killed in a freak accident in Cairns, police sources said today.</P>
<P>It is understood he was killed by a stingray barb that went through his
chest.</P>
<P>He was swimming off the Low Isles at Port Douglas filming an underwater
documentary when the tragedy occured. </P>
<P>Ambulance officers confirmed they attended a reef fatality this morning at
Batt Reef off Port Douglas. </P>
<P>Irwin's body is being flown to Cairns.</P>
<P>It is believed his American-born wife Terri is trekking on Cradle Mountain
in Tasmania and is yet to be told of her husband's death.</P>
<P>Irwin - known worldwide as the Crocodile Hunter - is famous for his
enthusiasm for wildlife and his catchcry "Crikey!".</P>
<P>The father of two's <EM>Crocodile Hunter</EM> program was first broadcast
in 1992 and has been shown around the world on cable network Discovery.</P>
<P>He has also starred in movies and has developed the Australia Zoo wildlife
park, north of Brisbane, which was started by his parents Bob and Lyn
Irwin. </P>
<P>Tributes have already started pouring in for the larger-than-life
character.</P>
<P>Foreign Minister Alexander Downer, who used a photograph of his family at
Australia Zoo for his official Christmas card last year, hailed Mr Irwin for
his work in promoting Australia.</P>
<P>Irwin was heavily involved in last year's "G'Day LA" campaign. </P>
<P>"The minister knew him, was fond of him and was very, very appreciative of
all the work he'd done to promote Australia overseas," a spokesman said. </P>
<P>A Tourism Queensland spokeswoman said the death was shocking and paid
tribute to Irwin's "enormous contribution" to his adopted state.</P>
<P>Louise Yates said it was impossible to quantify how much Mr Irwin had meant
to the Queensland tourism industry.</P>
<P>"I don't think we could even estimate how much he brought us through his
personality and his profile and his enthusiasm about Queensland," she
said.</P>
<P>"It would be difficult to estimate how much he was worth. And it would be
difficult to underestimate." </P>
<P>She said Irwin had been a larger-than-life ambassador. </P>
<P>"It's not just what he brought but what he took with him when he travelled,
his passion." </P>
<P>Australia Zoo, on southeast Queensland's Sunshine Coast, employs more than
500 people and attracts thousands of visitors every day. </P>
<P>But Ms Yates said it would be "unfair and unjust" to put a dollar value on
Irwin's worth to the state, because of how much he had given.
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dreamwalker wrote:
Godspeed, Steve.
THE Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin, is dead.
He was killed in a freak accident in Cairns, police sources said today.
It is understood he was killed by a stingray barb that went through his chest.
He was swimming off the Low Isles at Port Douglas filming an underwater documentary when the tragedy occured.
Ambulance officers confirmed they attended a reef fatality this morning at Batt Reef off Port Douglas.
Irwin's body is being flown to Cairns.
It is believed his American-born wife Terri is trekking on Cradle Mountain in Tasmania and is yet to be told of her husband's death.
Irwin - known worldwide as the Crocodile Hunter - is famous for his enthusiasm for wildlife and his catchcry "Crikey!".
The father of two's Crocodile Hunter program was first broadcast in 1992 and has been shown around the world on cable network Discovery.
He has also starred in movies and has developed the Australia Zoo wildlife park, north of Brisbane, which was started by his parents Bob and Lyn Irwin.
Tributes have already started pouring in for the larger-than-life character.
Foreign Minister Alexander Downer, who used a photograph of his family at Australia Zoo for his official Christmas card last year, hailed Mr Irwin for his work in promoting Australia.
Irwin was heavily involved in last year's "G'Day LA" campaign.
"The minister knew him, was fond of him and was very, very appreciative of all the work he'd done to promote Australia overseas," a spokesman said.
A Tourism Queensland spokeswoman said the death was shocking and paid tribute to Irwin's "enormous contribution" to his adopted state.
Louise Yates said it was impossible to quantify how much Mr Irwin had meant to the Queensland tourism industry.
"I don't think we could even estimate how much he brought us through his personality and his profile and his enthusiasm about Queensland," she said.
"It would be difficult to estimate how much he was worth. And it would be difficult to underestimate."
She said Irwin had been a larger-than-life ambassador.
"It's not just what he brought but what he took with him when he travelled, his passion."
Australia Zoo, on southeast Queensland's Sunshine Coast, employs more than 500 people and attracts thousands of visitors every day.
But Ms Yates said it would be "unfair and unjust" to put a dollar value on Irwin's worth to the state, because of how much he had given.
I'm disgusted that it wasn't a crocodile that killed him. The *****'s
been tormenting crocodiles for fuckin' years!
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HOOROO
UNCLE WALLY
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WH wrote:
dreamwalker wrote:
Godspeed, Steve.
THE Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin, is dead.
He was killed in a freak accident in Cairns, police sources said today.
It is understood he was killed by a stingray barb that went through his chest.
He was swimming off the Low Isles at Port Douglas filming an underwater documentary when the tragedy occured.
Ambulance officers confirmed they attended a reef fatality this morning at Batt Reef off Port Douglas.
Irwin's body is being flown to Cairns.
It is believed his American-born wife Terri is trekking on Cradle Mountain in Tasmania and is yet to be told of her husband's death.
Irwin - known worldwide as the Crocodile Hunter - is famous for his enthusiasm for wildlife and his catchcry "Crikey!".
The father of two's Crocodile Hunter program was first broadcast in 1992 and has been shown around the world on cable network Discovery.
He has also starred in movies and has developed the Australia Zoo wildlife park, north of Brisbane, which was started by his parents Bob and Lyn Irwin.
Tributes have already started pouring in for the larger-than-life character.
Foreign Minister Alexander Downer, who used a photograph of his family at Australia Zoo for his official Christmas card last year, hailed Mr Irwin for his work in promoting Australia.
Irwin was heavily involved in last year's "G'Day LA" campaign.
"The minister knew him, was fond of him and was very, very appreciative of all the work he'd done to promote Australia overseas," a spokesman said.
A Tourism Queensland spokeswoman said the death was shocking and paid tribute to Irwin's "enormous contribution" to his adopted state.
Louise Yates said it was impossible to quantify how much Mr Irwin had meant to the Queensland tourism industry.
"I don't think we could even estimate how much he brought us through his personality and his profile and his enthusiasm about Queensland," she said.
"It would be difficult to estimate how much he was worth. And it would be difficult to underestimate."
She said Irwin had been a larger-than-life ambassador.
"It's not just what he brought but what he took with him when he travelled, his passion."
Australia Zoo, on southeast Queensland's Sunshine Coast, employs more than 500 people and attracts thousands of visitors every day.
But Ms Yates said it would be "unfair and unjust" to put a dollar value on Irwin's worth to the state, because of how much he had given.
I'm disgusted that it wasn't a crocodile that killed him. The *****'s
been tormenting crocodiles for fuckin' years!
WH
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