Stingray Kills 'Crocodile Hunter' Irwin

[baileydonk]

"That's when you need people with you who will think for you, grab you and restrain you for your own good, and get you to the hospital where the thing can be surgically removed"

That is EXACTLY what happened with my first wife.

Whoo! That's a good one!

[FTMPTB15]

Anyone else catch the Memorial Service on the Animal Planet tonight? It is truly amazing how one man, with one great passion, can influence the ENTIRE world. Hopefully people will be able to see what he was able to do during his short life with his warm personality, excitement, and enthusiasm. I wish more people would devote their entire lives to their passions, just like Steve. What an outstanding individual. Rest In Peace mate.

[FlyingKiwi]

Oh I hav to agreed wid dat.

See here for Greedpeaces take on the issue.

Greeny pieces

[tbonetrexler]

Oh I hav to agreed wid dat.

See here for Greedpeaces take on the issue.

Greeny pieces

A little off topic, but is that news site real? or just for fun?

[ewelk33]

RIP Steve Irwin and may god be with your family. What a tragic loss for us all.

The amout of disrespect shown in this thread makes me sick. Shame on those of you who choose to make light of Steves death.

[FlyingKiwi]

tbone.

you need a holiday Brother.

[NJFFSA16]

Lighthouse Point man stabbed in chest by stingray
LIGHTHOUSE POINT, Fla. (AP) - A man was in critical condition
Thursday morning, a day after a stingray jumped onto his boat and
stabbed him in the chest, leaving a foot-long barb stuck in him,
authorities said.
James Bertakis, 81, of Lighthouse Point, was boating with his
grown granddaughter and her friend Wednesday afternoon when the
rare attack occurred. The woman were able to steer the boat back to
Bertakis' home where they called authorities.
"It was a freak accident," said Lighthouse Point acting fire
Chief David Donzella. "It's very odd that the thing jumped out of
the water and stung him. We still can't believe it."
Bertakis was conscious when paramedics arrived. Surgeons were
able to remove some of the barb, but were not able to locate the
rest and feared it may have migrated. Bertakis suffered a closed
chest wound, collapsed lung and may have to undergo open-heart
surgery, rescue officials said.
The roughly 5-foot wide, 30 pound stingray died on the boat,
firefighters said. They kept it in a plastic bag and on ice until
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Officers picked it up,
Sullivan said.
Ellen Pikitch, a professor of marine biology and fisheries at
the University of Miami, who has been studying stingrays for
decades, said the fish are generally docile creatures.
"Something like this is really, really extraordinarily rare,"
she said. "I've never heard any reports of a stingray attacking a
person. Even when they are under duress, they don't usually
attack."
"Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin, 44, died Sept. 4 when a
stingray's barb pierced his chest while he filmed a TV show on the
Great Barrier Reef.

(Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

[BFDNJFF]

Stingrays are getting even with us ! Its another conspiracy !

[ehs7554]

Crikey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ChiefReason]

In both recent cases, the rays went right for the heart.
As if they knew.
Hmmmmmm.
CR

[SSTONER]

In both recent cases, the rays went right for the heart.
As if they knew.
Hmmmmmm.
CR

Ya know....if I were that Chris guy that was posting in the "Did you respond to the WTC" thread...I would say those same stingrays probably planted the demo devices in the towers too.

[PattyV]

Well I think it might be retalliation for all the stingrays who have had their barbs cut off them after being caught and released. Ever since I can remember whenever someone catches a stingray they cut off their barbs and release them back into the lake/broadwater/entrance.
There was some press about how stingrays were all the sudden being found with their stingers cut off after the attack on steve irwin but the reporters realised they were only making fools of themeselves.