On 4 September 2006, Australian zookeeper, conservationist, and television programmer Steve Irwin was killed by a stingray while filming in the Great Barrier Reef. The stingray's barb pierced his chest, penetrating his thoracic wall and heart, causing massive trauma.

Mar 10, 2014 · The cameraman who filmed the death of Steve Irwin has revealed how the Australian "Crocodile Hunter" was stabbed "100 times" by a stingray within seconds.

Off Batt Reef in Queensland, Australia, Steve Irwin came across a stingray that would end up t...more. This short 3D Animation recreation of the event shows how Wildlife Warrior Steve Irwin,...

Sep 4, 2024 · Steve Irwin died after being attacked by a stingray on Sept. 4, 2004. Here's everything to know about Steve Irwin's death and the legacy he left behind.

Sep 5, 2006 · Fatally injured by a stingray, Steve Irwin pulled its barb out of his chest before losing consciousness, dramatic footage of his last moments reveals. Friend John Stainton said the footage of the stingray attack which took the life of the Crocodile Hunter on the Great Barrier Reef was "shocking".

May 3, 2021 · Steve was killed by a short-tail stingray. (Credit: Getty) Cameraman Justin Lyons recalled seeing the stingray landing ‘hundreds of strikes’ in seconds. Steve incurred a huge gash across his chest, his heart pierced by the stingray’s barb. Justin said that …

Jan 1, 2025 · In September 2006, while filming a documentary called Ocean’s Deadliest near Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, Irwin swam over a venomous bull stingray in shallow water, inadvertently provoking the animal to attack.

Sep 4, 2006 · Internationally renowned environmentalist and television host Steve Irwin died Monday after his heart was pierced by the serrated, poisonous spine of a stingray as he swam with the creature...

Nov 11, 2023 · On September 4, 2006, Steve Irwin died after a stingray barb penetrated his heart while he was shooting a documentary in the Great Barrier Reef. In 2006, Steve Irwin was filming a relatively tame video with a stingray — until the animal suddenly stabbed him.

Sep 5, 2006 · Steve Irwin, the khaki-clad wildlife stalker who won global fame with his televised death-defying crocodile stunts and whose booming voice made “Crikey!” in a ripe Australian accent an...