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Steve Irwin

Two or three times a year I receive some variation of the following:

My wife and I have been hearing disturbing rumors for over 6 months that Steve Irwin, 'The Crocodile Hunter,' was killed in some horrible accident. We checked some Internet bulletin boards and we noticed that this rumor has been circulating since 1997 (or before!). However, we can find no official rebuttal. Is the Croc Hunter alive or dead?

Irwin has had to deny this rumor for years. On his Discovery.com Website he writes: "I've never been bitten by a venomous snake, and I recently heard that I'd been killed. Ha ha! I've been killed by crocodiles, venomous snakes, spiders. I've even had a beetle crawl in my ear and kill me once. Nah! I'm here to tell you Steve Irwin lives!"

The rumor has taken on a certain irony since January 2001, when Irwin came closer than ever to buying the farm for real. While moving a 176-pound female crocodile from one pen to another at his zoo in Australia, Irwin's attention was distracted and the beast sank its teeth into his leg — to the tune of 12 stitches. According to news reports, proof that Irwin survived the attack was captured on videotape.

who knows maybe it is true this time.

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from another news site:

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It is believed Mr Irwin's American-born wife Terri is trekking on Cradle Mountain in Tasmania and has yet to be told of her husband's death.

That poor woman... being the last to find out about that - that's terrible...

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the worst thing about a famous persons death is the jokes that follow. Lets see how long it will take where the punch line is crikey... :crybaby:

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very very sad... leaves behind a wife, a daughter that got to know him somewhat, and a young child that will never remember his dad :crybaby:

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It definately sucks but he's done well to stay alive this long the crazy bastard! Will be missed greatly, especially by the tourism industry.

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I was never a big fan of Steve's style, but there is no doubt that his heart was in the right place, so it saddens me to hear of his death, and my heart goes out to his wife and kids :nod:

Certainly did a huge amount of work to preserve animals, and to further the understanding of 'dangerous' animals, and he will be missed by his many fans around the word.

RIP Steve

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