I allways thought he woulda gone out by Crocodile attack.

RIP

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2006/09/05/1157222098946.html

Irwin death footage 'terrible'

The underwater video footage of Steve Irwin's death after he was speared in the chest by a stingray was "shocking" his manager reportedly said today.

John Stainton told reporters the footage, which he had handed to police, was the worst thing he had ever seen, Sydney's 2GB radio reported this morning.

"I have seen the footage and it's shocking," Mr Stainton said.

"It's a very hard thing to watch because you're watching somebody die and it's terrible."

Mr Stainton, also a producer and director of Irwin's popular television shows, said the footage showed Mr Irwin pulling the barb out of his chest before losing consciousness.

'The tail came up'

"It shows that Steve came over the top of the ray and the tail came up, and spiked him here (in the chest), and he pulled it out and the next minute he's gone.

"That was it. The cameraman had to shut down."

Mr Stainton, who was aboard Mr Irwin's vessel Croc One when the tragedy occurred, said it was likely the television star and naturalist died almost immediately as a result of the stingray's blow.

"(He was) probably a metre coming over the top of it," he said.

"He was underwater. I think, and the coroner's report will say what happened, but I think he died fairly instantly."

Mr Stainton said he was still in disbelief that a stingray could claim his close friend's life.

"He was always on the precipice," he said.

"He always pushed himself to the very limits but I thought he was invulnerable and I think he did too."

he really was a great guy...  i watched his documentery on the Animal Planet.  Did you know he,as in himself, actually rescued an old guy who was scuba diving?  Really cool story.

Animal planet's good, except for planet's funniest animals (not funny at all), animal cops, and some other shows.  I don't like to see animals being abused...

Most Extreme is kinda neat

If that footage ever makes it to the internet I would sincerely hope that the fcc would stop it quick. That's not something to take lightly, that's the image of a man dying dying people. I don't understand why you're all so interested in seeing it.

don't tell me it's out there