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  1. 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. [1] [2] He was at Batt Reef, near Port Douglas, Queensland, taking part in the ...

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    Signature. Stephen Robert Irwin (22 February 1962 – 4 September 2006), known as " The Crocodile Hunter ", was an Australian zookeeper, conservationist, television personality, wildlife educator, and environmentalist . Irwin grew up around crocodiles and other types of reptiles and was educated regarding them by his father, Bob.

  3. Apr 2, 2014 · Tragic Death. On September 4, 2006, Irwin was filming a new program off the coast of Port Douglas in Queensland, Australia. Snorkeling near a stingray, he was pierced in the chest by its barb ...

  4. Jul 23, 2024 · Steve Irwin (born February 22, 1962, Essendon, Victoria, Australia—died September 4, 2006, off the coast of Port Douglas, Queensland) was an Australian wildlife conservationist, television personality, and educator who achieved worldwide fame as the exuberant host of The Crocodile Hunter (1992–2006) television series and related documentaries.

  5. Aug 25, 2020 · Irwin and his friend were killing time during a rain delay when they discovered the eight-foot-wide stingray. While various accounts spread about his unbelievable death, ultimately it was the one ...

  6. Mar 3, 2021 · On February 22nd, 1962, maternity nurse Lyn and plumber Bob Irwin gave birth to their only son, Stephen Robert Irwin, in Upper Ferntree Gully, Victoria. The couple also had two other daughters, Joy and Mandy. The family appeared as any other from the outside, but an all-consuming passion for the rehabilitation and rescue of local wildlife ran deep.

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  8. Sep 4, 2011 · September 4, 2011 12:00 AM EDT. Sept. 4 is the fifth anniversary of the death of Steve Irwin, the Australian wildlife presenter fatally speared by a stingray’s barb while filming on the Great ...