HUNDREDS of surfers formed a circle in the waves off Australia’s eastern coast and cast of wild flowers into the Pacific Ocean yesterday to honour Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin.

Hundreds of surfers formed a circle in the waves off Australia’s eastern coast and cast sprigs of wild flowers into the Pacific Ocean today to honour “Crocodile Hunter” Steve Irwin.

A private funeral for “Crocodile Hunter” Steve Irwin will be held in the next two days, his manager, John Stainton, said today.

Family members discussed plans for “Crocodile Hunter” Steve Irwin’s private funeral today and where to hold a public memorial service for the television star that could draw up to 50,000 people.

The widow of “Crocodile Hunter” Steve Irwin thanked staff at his wildlife park today, in her first comments on his death, as she considered whether to accept the offer of a state funeral or hold a more private ceremony.

Dramatic videotape of “Crocodile Hunter” Steve Irwin’s last moments shows him pulling from his chest the poisonous stingray barb that killed him, officials said today, as tributes poured in for the beloved naturalist famed for getting dangerously close to deadly beasts.

Steve Irwin, the Australian television personality known as The Crocodile Hunter, “died doing what he loved best”, his friend and producer said today.