Steve Irwin, famed Aussie adventurist known as the Crocodile Hunter, has died. Irwin, 44, was filming an underwater sequence on a reef off the northeast coast of Australia when he was stung in the heart by a stingray. Crew aboard Irwin's boat called emergency services in Cairns, and administered CPR until the team could meet up with a rescue helicopter. The well-known TV personality and father was pronounced dead around midday. "The world has lost a great wildlife icon, a passionate conservationist and one of the proudest dads on the planet," a friend of Irwin's said in a statement. "He died doing what he loves best and left this world in a happy and peaceful state of mind. Crocs rule!""Crikey" croc hunter dies
Steve Irwin, famed Aussie adventurist known as the Crocodile Hunter, has died. Irwin, 44, was filming an underwater sequence on a reef off the northeast coast of Australia when he was stung in the heart by a stingray. Crew aboard Irwin's boat called emergency services in Cairns, and administered CPR until the team could meet up with a rescue helicopter. The well-known TV personality and father was pronounced dead around midday. "The world has lost a great wildlife icon, a passionate conservationist and one of the proudest dads on the planet," a friend of Irwin's said in a statement. "He died doing what he loves best and left this world in a happy and peaceful state of mind. Crocs rule!"