Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin dead

[katiesue]

This was so sad. He was a bit nutty but so enthused that you couldn't help but get caught up in it. I feel horrible for his family.

[xharryb]

I'm not sure what the source is, but I heard some talk on the radio this morning. They were saying that according to one of Steve's longtime friends and crew members they always expected that if he was to suffer a death like this, it would be in the ocean. Apparently the thinking was that on land he was very aware of his surroundings and capable of taking more risks. In the ocean these things are much more difficult to control.

[Ponine]

Originally Posted by xharryb

I'm not sure what the source is, but I heard some talk on the radio this morning. They were saying that according to one of Steve's longtime friends and crew members they always expected that if he was to suffer a death like this, it would be in the ocean. Apparently the thinking was that on land he was very aware of his surroundings and capable of taking more risks. In the ocean these things are much more difficult to control.

An interesting notion, and frankly, I totally agree with it.
He was a very aware man it seemed, and he seemed acutely in tune with sound, and motion.
You lose so much of that in the water.