Most of you would have heard the sad news that Steve irwon, known as the Crocodile Hunter, died off the coast of north east Australia yesterday. He was stung by a sting-ray and was likely to have been killed instantly.
He was quite a character and definently promoted the phrase "CRIKEY" to the world.
He was known here but only gained a sense of popularity over the lat few yers. Previously he was not really well known. I remember his first appearance on TV. He came on a late night chat show and he was talking like such an Aussie, I thought he came straight from 1980. Even some of the panelists were looking amused at how he talked.
But one thing you never doubted was his passion for conservation and protecting wildlife. He brought to the forefront the need for the world to be wary that what we do can have a huge impact on the ecosystem.
He was the Wildlife Warrior.
The Crocodile Hunter And he died doing what he loved best.
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Ta-ta, Steve-O! We enjoyed it mate, I was truly bee-yoo-tiful!
This dude is one of the few people in the world I know with his heart exactly where he said it was. A life very, very well led.
Not everyone get to die doing what they love the best. So, he's lucky in that sense. RIP Croc Man.
*sigh* My best friend and I were hooked... we watched his show religiosly on Saturday @ 3:00pm and he was always smiling and shrugging off snake bites. I always thought nothing could get him down. It's ironic that something as (usually) harmless as a stingray (its only killed 17ppl worldwide)could kill such a brave man! To quote a child in today's newspaper "He's not dead on TV."
RIP Crocodile Hunter!!!
Crocs Rule!!!
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