Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin dies
LAST UPDATED THURSDAY SEPT 09,2006
Mate tells of Irwin's last moments
September 05, 2006 09:57am
A LIFE-long friend of Steve Irwin today told how the Crocodile Hunter pulled a deadly stingray barb from his own chest before losing consciousness and dying.
Friend John Stainton said he had viewed footage of his friend's last moments and the images were "shocking".
"It's a very hard thing to watch because you're actually witnessing somebody die ... and it's terrible," he said.
"It shows that Steve came over the top of the ray and the tail came up, and spiked him here (in the chest), and he pulled it out and the next minute he's gone.
"That was it. The cameraman had to shut down."
Irwin, 44, was filming a television program on the Great Barrier Reef off far north Queensland when the drama unfolded yesterday.
Mr Stainton said Irwin's wife, Terri, who rushed to Queensland from a holiday in Tasmania after being told of the tragedy, was putting on a brave face for the sake of her children.
"I think she's being very strong," he said in Cairns, where Irwin's body has been taken.
"I think for the children's sake she has to be strong because they're at a very impressionable age, as you know.
"Bindi's eight and little Robert's coming up to three, so he may not totally understand, but Bindi certainly does.
For the rest of this story,
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20349888-2,00.html
(JON"S NOTES:)
Crocodile Hunter Is Dead,But His Legacy Will Live On
I was a great fan of Steve's.I hated to hear about him dying.I thought he was a bit crazy for doing what he has done,but he loved what he done.His memories will live on.I am sure it will be hard for his wife and especially his two children,MAy God be with them.
Steve will be greatly missed by millions of people.
Mate tells of Irwin's last moments
September 05, 2006 09:57am
A LIFE-long friend of Steve Irwin today told how the Crocodile Hunter pulled a deadly stingray barb from his own chest before losing consciousness and dying.
Friend John Stainton said he had viewed footage of his friend's last moments and the images were "shocking".
"It's a very hard thing to watch because you're actually witnessing somebody die ... and it's terrible," he said.
"It shows that Steve came over the top of the ray and the tail came up, and spiked him here (in the chest), and he pulled it out and the next minute he's gone.
"That was it. The cameraman had to shut down."
Irwin, 44, was filming a television program on the Great Barrier Reef off far north Queensland when the drama unfolded yesterday.
Mr Stainton said Irwin's wife, Terri, who rushed to Queensland from a holiday in Tasmania after being told of the tragedy, was putting on a brave face for the sake of her children.
"I think she's being very strong," he said in Cairns, where Irwin's body has been taken.
"I think for the children's sake she has to be strong because they're at a very impressionable age, as you know.
"Bindi's eight and little Robert's coming up to three, so he may not totally understand, but Bindi certainly does.
For the rest of this story,
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20349888-2,00.html
(JON"S NOTES:)
Crocodile Hunter Is Dead,But His Legacy Will Live On
I was a great fan of Steve's.I hated to hear about him dying.I thought he was a bit crazy for doing what he has done,but he loved what he done.His memories will live on.I am sure it will be hard for his wife and especially his two children,MAy God be with them.
Steve will be greatly missed by millions of people.
posted by Jon | 12:23 PM
1 Comments:
I was a fan of The Crocodile Hunter and was shocked and saddened to hear of his death on the news yesterday. I went ahead and put a memorial entry about him on my blog as well. Apparently there are a lot of fans in the blogosphere judging by all the entries about him that I've read today.
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