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| Sad to relate,a great conservationist has gone? |
paraclete |
09/04/06 |
Well no doubt wildlife everywhere and particularly crocodiles in Northern Australia breathed a siegh of relief today when it was learned one of their own had had the last say. Crikey, it's not fair you know, Steve was a great advocate of wildlife protection but he went as he lived, doing what he liked to do.
Steve Irwin killed by stingray
It was quite rare for someone to die from contact with a stingray ... Stingrays were dangerous if provoked
David Williams
September 4, 2006 - 4:55PM
Television personality and environmentalist Steve Irwin has died after being stung by a stingray while filming off north Queensland.
Known worldwide as the Crocodile Hunter, the 44-year-old was famous for his enthusiasm for wildlife and his catchcry "Crikey!"
The Queensland Police Service issued a statement saying Irwin collapsed after being stung at Batt Reef, Low Isles, off Port Douglas about 11am. He had been filming a documentary.
"Steve was hit by a stingray in the chest," said local diving operator Steve Edmondson, whose Poseidon boats were out on the Great Barrier Reef when the accident occured.
"He probably died from a cardiac arrest from the injury," he said.
Police said that, after the attack, Irwin's crew called for medical treatment at 11am and the Queensland Rescue Helicopter responded with a doctor and paramedic on board.
Puncture wound
Irwin had a puncture wound to the left side of his chest and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police said Irwin's family had been advised and Irwin's body was being flown to Cairns.
It is believed his American-born wife Terri was trekking on Cradle Mountain in Tasmania when the accident happened.
Police in Tasmania say she had been told.
The Irwins have two children, a daughter, Bindi Sue, 8, and a son, Robert Clarence, usually known as Bob, 3.
When asked if he had ever heard of anyone dying from a stingray barb, Matthew Hurley, general manager of Quicksilver Group, whose company has taken tours to Low Isles for 26 years, said: "No, definitely not.
"We've never heard of or been involved with anything like that."
Ross Coleman, acting director at at University of Sydney Institute of Marine Science, told smh.com.au it was "quite rare" for someone to die from contact with a stingray and he couldn't recall hearing of another incident.
Stingrays were "dangerous if provoked", he said.
"As a recreational diving instructor you hear of people getting injured by standing on them ... but they rarely die."
'The zoo will go on'
Irwin's wife Terri would not close down the zoo, predicted Jim Dalrymple, whose local irrigation firm helped maintain the water supplies to Irwin's Australia Zoo in Beerwah on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.
The zoo is the biggest local employer with 550 staff, Mr Dalrymple said.
"I managed an irrigation business in Beerwah and had occasions where I served Steve personally. |
Clarification/Follow-up by HANK1 on 09/04/06 10:49 am:
Clete: I meant STEVE. Sorry! It's early in the a.m. here in the States and I'm only half awake. What's Crikey mean?
Clarification/Follow-up by excon on 09/05/06 2:11 pm:
Hello again, clete:
So, how long must I wait before I take a shot at his foxy widow?? I like animals too.
excon
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