Simon Beale . After a few takes, the two decided to go back in the water for "one last shot" of Steve standing behind the stingray as it swam back into the ocean. Steve tragically died on the 4 September 2006 while filming a new documentary on the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland. Tributes poured in from across the globe, and he has been remembered today with a guest blog from his wife Terri for Google. Steve and Terri’s honeymoon, which they spent trapping crocodiles for rescue, went on to become the first episode of their hit show Crocodile Hunter. The cameraman who was with him at the time of his death, Justin Lyons, said of the tragic moments: “I had the camera on, I thought this is going to be a great shot, and all of a sudden it propped on its front and started stabbing wildly, hundreds of strikes in a few seconds. Here’s everything you need to know as the world remembers the legend behind the phrase “crickey!”. He certainly wasn’t just a TV personality, however, and continued to do work to help animals, campaigning and raising money and awareness through various foundations he set up. Right down to he and his wife’s parenting, which has led to his children following in their footsteps as conservationists, all he wanted was to ensure that animals were kept safe. The conservationist’s natural ability to communicate and show the natural world as fun and exciting landed him multiple other shows and TV work, and was praised by the likes of David Attenborough for making nature accessible. Steve Irwin was born in February 22, 1962 in Victoria, Australia.

The crocodile hunter was married to Terri Irwin, who he wed in 1992. While Steve initially thought the stingray had punctured his lung, they soon realized the extent of his injury was much greater. In the early 1970s, the family turned their focus to nature as they opened the ‘Beerwah Reptile Park’ … While snorkelling, the team found an eight-foot stingray who struck out at Steve after it was believed it mistaked Steve’s shadow for a tiger shark. Friday marks 14 years since Steve’s sudden death on September 4, 2006.

As the crew headed back to the main vessel, Justin tried his best to comfort Steve. by Grayson Gilcrease Please select the topics you're interested in: Would you like to turn on POPSUGAR desktop notifications to get breaking news ASAP?

But who was Steve? Steve Irwin was one of the most famous wildlife documentary makers in the world before his tragic death in 2006. 2 days ago. His father, Bob, was a plumber, and his mother, Lyn, was a nurse, but both were avid nature enthusiasts. 7 hours ago, by Grayson Gilcrease The naturalist was born on February 22, 1962, in Essendon, Victoria. Steve was just 44.

it would always be a crazy, silly accident," he said.

Terri, Bindi and Robert at Steve's Hollywood Walk Of Fame star. Aged nine, he wrestled his first croc, and he went on to manage the Queensland’s East Coast Crocodile Management from 1991 (which he later renamed Australia Zoo).

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