Flags at the Sydney Harbour Bridge were lowered to half-mast in honour of Irwin. The Australian federal parliament opened on 5 September 2006 with condolence speeches by both Howard and the Leader of the Opposition, Kim Beazley. Queensland's then- Premier Peter Beattie remarked that Irwin would "be remembered as not just a great Queenslander, but a great Australian". Then-Australian Prime Minister John Howard expressed "shock and distress" at Irwin's death, saying that "Australia has lost a wonderful and colourful son". News of Irwin's death prompted reactions around the world. The documentary was completed with footage shot in the weeks following the accident, but without including any mention of Irwin's death, aside from a tribute to Irwin at the end.
Production was completed on Ocean's Deadliest, which was broadcast in the United States on the Discovery Channel four months after Irwin's death. Irwin's death is the only fatality from a stingray captured on video, although it has not been released to the public, and is one of the few human deaths from stingrays. During a lull in filming caused by inclement weather, Irwin decided to snorkel in shallow waters while being filmed in an effort to provide footage for his daughter Bindi's television program. He was at Batt Reef, near Port Douglas, Queensland, taking part in the production of the documentary Ocean's Deadliest. The stingray's barb pierced his chest, penetrating his thoracic wall and heart, causing massive trauma.
On 4 September 2006, Australian zookeeper, conservationist, and television programmer Steve Irwin was killed by a stingray while filming in the Great Barrier Reef. Steve Irwin was survived by wife Terri, son Robert and daughter Bindi.Pierced in the chest by a short-tail stingray The stingray attack and medical treatment were all captured on film, but have never been released. They had finished filming their final shot when the 2.4 metre ray suddenly struck out. Steve Irwin died while filming a documentary on the ocean’s deadliest creatures on the Gold Coast in 2006.Īccording to Steve's cameraman Justin Lyon, who witnessed the wildlife expert being fatally stabbed by a stingray hundreds of times in a few seconds, Irwin’s last words were "I’m dying". His comments, have allegedly left Steve Irwin’s wife Terri, ‘going through hell’. Speaking to RadarOnline, he said that the stingray tray effectively acted as a plug and the moment he removed it, he bled to death. Steve Irwin had died after a stingray barb pierced his heart.ĭr Gabe Mirkin, questioned the circumstances around the death of the 44-year-old presenter after viewing the footage of his final moments, Woman’s Day reported.Īccording to the doctor, the animal enthusiast could have been saved if he had not hastily pulled the stingray barb from his chest. Eleven years since the tragic death of Steve Irwin, a US doctor now makes an extraordinary claim that the crocodile hunter ‘didn’t have to die."
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