Footage of Irwin's death will never air, says wife

[stu]

By Michelle Nichols

Tue Sep 26, 6:38 PM ET

 

 

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Footage of "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin's death will never be shown on television, his wife said in her first interview since the exuberant naturalist was killed by the serrated barb of a stingray's tail.

 

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Asked in an interview with the ABC News program "20/20" whether the footage of Irwin's September 4 death would ever be aired on television, Terri Irwin was blunt and emphatic.

 

"It won't be. No. No. What purpose would that serve,' she said, adding that she had not looked at the footage of her husband's death.

 

That footage shows Irwin swimming above a stingray, while filming a documentary off Australia's northeast coast, when it lashed out and speared him in the heart with its barbed tail, according to Irwin's manager, John Stainton, who said Irwin pulled the barb from his chest before losing consciousness.

 

U.S.-born Terri Irwin said her 44-year-old husband knew he would not live a long life.

 

"He'd talk about it often. But it wasn't because of any danger from wildlife. That was never a consideration. He just felt life could be dangerous," she said in the interview, to be broadcast in the United States on Wednesday evening.

 

Irwin's family and friends held a private funeral at his beloved Australia Zoo -- where he was also buried. A public televised memorial service was held at the zoo's "Crocoseum" last Wednesday.

 

His 46 "Crocodile Hunter" documentaries were watched by 200 million people around the world and his death prompted an international outpouring of grief.

 

His wife told of how she had been traveling in a remote part of southern Australia doing research with the couple's children, Bindi Sue, 8, and 2-year-old Robert Clarence when she was told about Irwin's death.

 

"It was an accident so stupid. It was like running with a pencil. It was not risk he was taking," she said. "It was just an accident. And I couldn't fall to pieces because the children were there."

 

Known for his trademark khaki shorts and shirts and catchphrase "Crikey," Irwin grew up around wild animals, trapping crocodiles and releasing them in his parent's reptile park, which would later become Australia Zoo.

 

"I have to make sure the zoo keeps running. He planned all of that masterfully. He planned this wonderful business so that it could continue if anything happened to him," Terri Irwin said.

 

She said she is surviving "one minute at a time" and that what she would miss most about him was that he was fun.

 

"Now I'm going to work really hard at having fun again ... I'm Mrs. Steve Irwin. I've got a lot to live up to," she said.

[Kyougi]

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[stu]

hey, it take alot of time and dedication to find news articles and post them here. I seriously don't appreciate you saying these are "spam".

 

Take a look at the site's Spam Policy before you classify a post as spam.

[Kyougi]

I've been trying to contact djbob to add that to the guide, because it is outdated. He considers it spam. The Spam Guide will be amended as soon as djbob can be reached.

 

It doesn't take much time to find a random article online and plagerize them, not even adding a source link. That builds up though, with your 500+ post being that, with no one caring. Cease and desist. You have been warned.

[Ashoat]

Yup, just copying and posting news is pretty much spam. If you really care about an issue, feel free to make a topic about it, but please don't just copy and paste articles just to get posts. Don't think you can get a domain with 512 of these topics. Sorry, but it is pretty cheap. You need to genuinely contribute, not just copy and paste articles.

[Laos]

whats with the ad spot? Somone gonna buy a slot in your thread hah!

 

Shows you copy n pasted as said above.

 

not really fair

[miccadoin]

i rekon fottage will be shown, they already shown some of it in AUS, no killing but it shows him and a camera man swimming above some rays.

 

 

Something related:

 

 

has anyone seen the south park episode that has steeve irwin in it???

 

it's called hell on earth.

 

 

it's not as bad as the critics said, he's only in it for like 20sec and it's not really offensive

[Quantum Media LLC]

Well, I can see why his wife would not want to let the video air. I personally have a copy of the footage because my sister workes for animal planet. I think that, like she said would serve no purpose.