Last updated: Sunday, September 10, 2006
IRWIN MOURNED AT LOW-KEY FUNERAL
CROCODILE HUNTER star STEVE IRWIN's funeral has taken place in Queensland, Australia, according to local media reports.
The low-key private ceremony attended by family and friends went ahead in Caloundra. Irwin will be buried at Australia Zoo, owned by his family.
A source tells Australia's Sunday Mail newspaper, "The service was a service for family and good friends, people who were close to Steve in recent years.
"The council gave the family permission to bury Steve at the zoo and we think they're going to erect a monument there so visitors can continue to pay their respects."
Internationally acclaimed conservationist Irwin died last Monday (04SEP06) after being stung in the chest by a stingray while diving on the Great Barrier Reef.
The news of his tragic death shocked the world and sparked a huge outpouring of grief, particularly in his homeland Australia.
The country's Prime Minister JOHN HOWARD had offered a state funeral for Irwin, but his father BOB IRWIN insisted his son would have wanted a simple farewell.
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