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LBmtb · 09-03-2006, 09:46 PM

Sadly, the Crocodile Hunter is no more. Stingray accident while filming a documentary.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapc...win/index.html

royta · 09-03-2006, 09:48 PM

That's freakin' crazy! What a bummer.

gurp13 · 09-03-2006, 09:58 PM

I think that sucks! I liked him. He was over the top and all, but I also thought he had a good nature about him, too. Bummer most of all because he had young kids. His poor wife... Hope they had a good agent and residuals plus savings.

dirttorpeedo · 09-03-2006, 10:20 PM

lovd his show,eric cartman said it best,im gonna catch him and stick my thumb up his........naw reeely tho loved his show and its a big big loss.

Ladd Jasper · 09-03-2006, 10:21 PM

Always been a fan. Really sorry to hear this news, but imagine it's a way he would've been proud to go.

Crikey.

OG_Ride_More · 09-03-2006, 11:50 PM

Very sad for his wife & kids... loved his shows.

But at least he died doing what he loved to do.

roadkillross · 09-04-2006, 01:34 PM

damn i loved that show

ECOdork · 09-04-2006, 02:06 PM

man, that is sad....
Indeed, he was doing what he loved and over the years generated lots of love, respect, and interest in nature and wildlife.

Not to be insensitive, but of all things to get him, it was a sting-ray? Must have been one giant stingray to be able to get him in the chest....I've seen video of a "large" stingray (maybe 4 ft wide) snapping a broom-handle like it was a toothpick...and the barbs have a poisonous sheath, just to add insult to injury.

Neccros · 09-04-2006, 02:20 PM

They said that being stung is rare and usually you can recover from it, but since he got it in the heart, it killed him almost instantly..

Sucks for his wife and kids...

ShinKen · 09-04-2006, 04:21 PM

very sad! he was a cool cat. life is too freaking short!!

Pain Freak · 09-04-2006, 04:48 PM

Really with all the stuff he would do with poisonous snakes and other deadly animals I thought he might someday be killed and I was suprized when I heard it was a stingray. The ray did have a 10 inch stinger though and from what I read it went in under his ribcage and into his heart. He knew the risks. I don't think he ever really thought he'd die from any of his exploits. I do feel for him and his loved ones though. I always wished he wouldn't take those kind of chances.

xhuskr · 09-04-2006, 06:51 PM

A great man who taught us all more about respecting the land we live in (and ride on). Just watched a show with my wife about him filmed in 2000.

His humor and knowlege will be missed........who else names their daughter after their favorite croc and dog?

singletrakk · 09-04-2006, 06:51 PM

very sad to see him go I always enjoyed his enthusiasm and personality when working.However when I heard about his passing I will tell you I was not very surprised,especially when you take into consideration all the huge risks he took on a daily basis.I guess it goes to show you the odds will catch up with you eventually,unfortunately for him it was death rather than injury.

PacMan · 09-04-2006, 08:24 PM

Ya, that really friggin sucks. I feel so sorry for his family. I told my son about it today and he cried. We watch his show all the time.

Some say he was a bit of a kook, but I don't think that's accurate. I always just thought it was his love and passion for animals and nature that made him so intense--which I respect a great deal. Aren't we all just about the same when it comes to our passion--MTB'ing? Plus, he was no poser either. He knew his stuff and it's a shame that a freak accident such as that is what got him.

The world lost a good one.

UseItOrLooseIt · 09-04-2006, 08:27 PM

You guys didn't see this coming?!?!

09-05-2006, 09:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by UseItOrLooseIt

You guys didn't see this coming?!?!

I dont recall anyone saying that they didn't see it coming.

Very sad situation for his family and the lives he touched. Like others have said, he truly was passionate about what he did and that was what made him so fun to watch.

soul rider · 09-05-2006, 12:35 PM

all the gators, snakes and what not and this gets him
i bet evel kenevil slips on a wet spot in his garage and bam
irony is really sick sometimes

killa Cali Kid · 09-05-2006, 01:32 PM

hey it's sad to see anyone leave early but the only difference between this guy and the grizzly man was he got paid.

anyone recall when he put his son in harms way with a croc? nothing like pulling a "king of pop", pop.

royta · 09-05-2006, 01:36 PM

C'mon killa Cali Kid, you're comparing grizzly brain dead man with Steve Irwin? What benifit did grizzly man have for animals? I can only think of one. He fed a bear, with himself.

I'm sure you're a great guy and all, but you're kind of off your rocker with that comment.

killa Cali Kid · 09-05-2006, 03:38 PM

no comparison? look at the pictures above. crikey i say.

note - absolutely no disresect to his family, friends, fans as I am sure he will be missed but as others suggest above and in my opinion not a huge surprise with manner he conducted his business

09-03-2006, 09:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
LBmtb good times	Steve Irwin dies Sadly, the Crocodile Hunter is no more. Stingray accident while filming a documentary. http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapc...win/index.html

09-03-2006, 09:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
gurp13 SolarFederationMember	I think that sucks! I liked him. He was over the top and all, but I also thought he had a good nature about him, too. Bummer most of all because he had young kids. His poor wife... Hope they had a good agent and residuals plus savings. __________________ I may be a loser, but I'm not a quitter.

09-03-2006, 10:20 PM	#4 (permalink)
dirttorpeedo drive monkey, drive!	lovd his show,eric cartman said it best,im gonna catch him and stick my thumb up his........naw reeely tho loved his show and its a big big loss. __________________ professionally speaking of course!

09-04-2006, 01:34 PM	#7 (permalink)
roadkillross Throw some Dee's on it	damn i loved that show __________________ Offroadie-"I ride a fixed gear, but I'm no hipster." dirttorpedo- "i like the runs..........:

09-04-2006, 02:06 PM	#8 (permalink)
ECOdork Tasted the kool-aid....	man, that is sad.... Indeed, he was doing what he loved and over the years generated lots of love, respect, and interest in nature and wildlife. Not to be insensitive, but of all things to get him, it was a sting-ray? Must have been one giant stingray to be able to get him in the chest....I've seen video of a "large" stingray (maybe 4 ft wide) snapping a broom-handle like it was a toothpick...and the barbs have a poisonous sheath, just to add insult to injury. __________________ [FONT=Century Gothic] [/FONT]

09-03-2006, 09:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
royta STR Veteran	That's freakin' crazy! What a bummer.

09-03-2006, 10:21 PM	#5 (permalink)
Ladd Jasper Cereal Spilla'	Always been a fan. Really sorry to hear this news, but imagine it's a way he would've been proud to go. Crikey.

09-03-2006, 11:50 PM	#6 (permalink)
OG_Ride_More Member	Very sad for his wife & kids... loved his shows. But at least he died doing what he loved to do.

09-04-2006, 02:20 PM	#9 (permalink)
Neccros Technically Canadian	They said that being stung is rare and usually you can recover from it, but since he got it in the heart, it killed him almost instantly.. Sucks for his wife and kids...

09-04-2006, 04:21 PM	#10 (permalink)
ShinKen STR BUB!!	very sad! he was a cool cat. life is too freaking short!! __________________ Perhaps you think you're being treated unfairly?

09-04-2006, 04:48 PM	#11 (permalink)
Pain Freak Directionally Challenged	Really with all the stuff he would do with poisonous snakes and other deadly animals I thought he might someday be killed and I was suprized when I heard it was a stingray. The ray did have a 10 inch stinger though and from what I read it went in under his ribcage and into his heart. He knew the risks. I don't think he ever really thought he'd die from any of his exploits. I do feel for him and his loved ones though. I always wished he wouldn't take those kind of chances. __________________ "The best rides are the ones where you bite off much more than you can chew—and live through it." — Doug Bradbury "When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realised that the Lord doesn't work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me." — Emo Philips

09-04-2006, 06:51 PM	#12 (permalink)
xhuskr Powered by Guinness	A great man who taught us all more about respecting the land we live in (and ride on). Just watched a show with my wife about him filmed in 2000. His humor and knowlege will be missed........who else names their daughter after their favorite croc and dog? __________________ Slainte' sdyeti I am a student. The trail is my teacher. genusmtbkr5 Sign up for the pain, you'll love it. www.biketofinishms.com/teacmcrash

09-04-2006, 06:51 PM	#13 (permalink)
singletrakk Senior Member	very sad to see him go I always enjoyed his enthusiasm and personality when working.However when I heard about his passing I will tell you I was not very surprised,especially when you take into consideration all the huge risks he took on a daily basis.I guess it goes to show you the odds will catch up with you eventually,unfortunately for him it was death rather than injury.

09-04-2006, 08:24 PM	#14 (permalink)
PacMan Choose Wisely	Ya, that really friggin sucks. I feel so sorry for his family. I told my son about it today and he cried. We watch his show all the time. Some say he was a bit of a kook, but I don't think that's accurate. I always just thought it was his love and passion for animals and nature that made him so intense--which I respect a great deal. Aren't we all just about the same when it comes to our passion--MTB'ing? Plus, he was no poser either. He knew his stuff and it's a shame that a freak accident such as that is what got him. The world lost a good one. __________________ Team Quarter Slot.

09-04-2006, 08:27 PM	#15 (permalink)
UseItOrLooseIt go big or go home	You guys didn't see this coming?!?! __________________

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09-05-2006, 12:35 PM	#17 (permalink)
soul rider Bend over	all the gators, snakes and what not and this gets him i bet evel kenevil slips on a wet spot in his garage and bam irony is really sick sometimes

09-05-2006, 01:32 PM	#18 (permalink)
killa Cali Kid I meant to do that!	hey it's sad to see anyone leave early but the only difference between this guy and the grizzly man was he got paid. anyone recall when he put his son in harms way with a croc? nothing like pulling a "king of pop", pop. __________________ [FONT=Comic Sans MS][/FONT]

09-05-2006, 01:36 PM	#19 (permalink)
royta STR Veteran	C'mon killa Cali Kid, you're comparing grizzly brain dead man with Steve Irwin? What benifit did grizzly man have for animals? I can only think of one. He fed a bear, with himself. I'm sure you're a great guy and all, but you're kind of off your rocker with that comment.

09-05-2006, 03:38 PM	#20 (permalink)
killa Cali Kid I meant to do that!	no comparison? look at the pictures above. crikey i say. note - absolutely no disresect to his family, friends, fans as I am sure he will be missed but as others suggest above and in my opinion not a huge surprise with manner he conducted his business __________________ [FONT=Comic Sans MS][/FONT]

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