Irwin memorial service 'could draw 50,000'

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.

Irwin, 44, killed in a fatal stingray attack on Monday, will be buried at an as-yet undecided location in a ceremony attended by his family and closest friends. John Stainton, Irwin’s manager, who was on the star’s boat on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef when he died, said today he expected a decision would be made soon.