Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin Dies

[WillRiker]

Well I wasn't too sure how to go about this as it is a serious story and a damn shame (and bizarre) what happened to him....

Australian environmentalist and television personality Steve Irwin has died during a diving accident.

Mr Irwin, 44, was killed by a stingray barb to the chest while he was filming an underwater documentary in Queensland's Great Barrier Reef.

Paramedics from the nearby city of Cairns rushed to treat him at the scene but were unable to save him.

Mr Irwin was known for his television show The Crocodile Hunter and his work with native Australian wildlife.

Police in Queensland confirmed the naturalist's death and said his family had been notified. Mr Irwin was married with two young children.

"It is believed that Mr Irwin collapsed after being stung by a stingray at Batt Reef off Port Douglas at about 11:00 am (0100 GMT)," a police statement quoted by AFP news agency said.

"His crew called for medical treatment and the Queensland medical helicopter responded, however Mr Irwin had died."

However the sick jokes are already doing the rounds, and as this is Morty's TWISTED World, I thought I should throw one in that I saw on another forum just to keep the post in-keeping with MTW.....

[MD Willington]

Psst Will... do you think everyone here will get the reference??

[mommysalomi]

I dont get it...

[BunnyMan]

can't remember the show off the top of my head, but wasn't it thunder birds? Anyway, old school tv show with puppets who flew around in super crappy looking vehicles. Character's name was sting ray.

[WillRiker]

Originally Posted by BunnyMan

can't remember the show off the top of my head, but wasn't it thunder birds? Anyway, old school tv show with puppets who flew around in super crappy looking vehicles. Character's name was sting ray.

He shoots........he misses.

The show was called "Stingray" and it was made by Gerry Anderson who was the creator of "Thunderbirds" and "Captain Scarlett".

I stupidly forgot that while the rest of the world is expected to know everything about America and American culture, that the Americans couldn't give a flying fuck about the rest of the world....silly me.

[Danimal]

Well at least you came back to your senses.

[BunnyMan]

Originally Posted by WillRiker

He shoots........he misses.

The show was called "Stingray" and it was made by Gerry Anderson who was the creator of "Thunderbirds" and "Captain Scarlett".

I stupidly forgot that while the rest of the world is expected to know everything about America and American culture, that the Americans couldn't give a flying fuck about the rest of the world....silly me.

Hey, I was close. And considering Thunderbirds was before my time, (I remember my dad telling me he watched it when he was younger), I think I still did pretty good and had a damn good guess. I never heard of that show, and chances are it wasn't very long lived if at all played in the states.