An icon of the animal world is dead this morning. The man known to the world as “The Crocodile Hunter” has died during a tragic marine accident. Steve Irwin, Australia’s one-of-a-kind crocodile king, was filming an underwater documentary on the Great Barrier Reef in northeastern Queensland when he was killed by a stingray barb. Cathie Schnitzerling, News Director for Channel Ten Australia spoke this morning about the emerging details.
“It is a very rare accident. We are in shock”
Irwin was famous for his enthusiasm for wildlife and catch phrase “Crikey.”
He is survived by his American- born wife, Terry, and their two children, Bindy and Bob. Irwin was 44.
The Crocodile Hunter is dead
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He will certainly be missed.