Australia's "Crocodile Hunter" Irwin dies
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Steve Irwin, the quirky Australian   naturalist who won worldwide acclaim, was killed by a stingray   barb through the chest on Monday while diving off Australia's   northeast coast, emergency officials and witnesses said.
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CAIRNS, Australia  - A 38-year-old Australian man bled to death Saturday after he was rescued from the jaws of a shark while spearfishing on the Great Barrier Reef, authorities said.
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Comments by academic Germaine Greer on the death of wildlife TV star Steve Irwin have triggered a storm of anger. Greer, best known for her feminist book "The Female Eunuch," said Wednesday Irwin was an "embarrassment" and a "self-deluded animal torturer."
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A private funeral service was held for  Australian TV naturalist Steve Irwin on Saturday and he will be  buried at his family's zoo in the northern state of Queensland,  local media reported.
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"Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin is to be buried in a private funeral in the next few days, his manager says.
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Hundreds of tearful mourners have paid homage to &quot;Crocodile Hunter&quot; Steve Irwin following his shocking on-camera death as his family prepares to reveal details of his funeral.
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The widow of Australian crocodile hunter Steve Irwin said she hoped footage of her husband being killed by a stingray would never be seen.
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"Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin always felt he would die early, but that he would be killed in a car wreck and not by an animal, his widow says.
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A 38-year-old Australian man died Saturday after being attacked by a shark while spear fishing on the Great Barrier Reef, police said.
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Conservationists mourned the death of Australia's flamboyant "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin on Monday, and one suggested that TV's demands for sensation had pushed him to be too daring.
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In death as in life, iconic TV  naturalist Steve Irwin captivated millions worldwide and  clogged the Internet as fans from Guam to Glasgow reacted with  disbelief to news "The Crocodile Hunter" was dead.
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Steve Irwin's father said on Wednesday   he lost his best mate when the TV naturalist known as the   "Crocodile Hunter" died in a freak diving accident, adding that   his son would hate the fuss of a state funeral.
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Television company Discovery  Communications Inc. on Monday said it mourned the loss of  "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin, the Australian talent who  cemented its reputation, and said it planned a marathon showing  of his programs among other tributes.
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"Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin, the Australian naturalist killed by a stingray on Monday, was filmed removing a poisonous barb from his chest just before he died, according to news reports. Irwin's manager John Stainton, who was among the television crew on the reef, described the footage of his friend dying as "terrible," The Associated Press reported.
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He may not have been a serious scientist  but eccentric Australian TV naturalist Steve Irwin, who died in  a freak diving accident this week, was an extremely effective  environmentalist, a survey said on Thursday.
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"Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin is to be buried at a private funeral in the next few days, his manager says.
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A public memorial service for naturalist Steve Irwin will be held at Australia Zoo next Wednesday, his widow says.