A moment of silence please

[oeillet_noire]

My candle burns at both ends; it will not last the night; but ah, my foes, and oh, my friends - it gives a lovely light! 
-E.S.V.M.

http://theaustralian.news.com.au/

Comments

[rachelbadger]

omg, some kid told me about this last night and I didn't believe him! So sad...

[oeillet_noire]

I heard that he was actually not filming, but just swimming when it happened, and it was a freak accident... wouldn't that be ironic.

[ardias]

totally a freak accident - and really quite sad. He devoted his life to informing people about the wildlife of austrailia (and the universal problem of "introduced species") - Animal Planet will never be the same

[rachelbadger]

I read in that article that they where filming...and how bad ass is this, he pulled the barb out before he died. I feel so sad for his family though, his kids are so young. :(

The Croc Hunter...

[joesnuffy13]

The news hit the Aussie troops particularly hard. Though all were not fans of Mr. Erwin (some were downright hostile to him) , they all seem to have felt the loss a bit.