The Crocodile Hunter series ended after he was criticised for the incident and also for allegedly disturbing whales, seals and penguins while filming in Antarctica. They had two children, Bindi Sue and Bob Clarence.īut Mr Irwin provoked outrage in 2004 by holding his then one-month-old son while feeding a snapping crocodile at his zoo. Terri became his business partner and frequent on-screen collaborator. Mr Irwin met his US-born wife Terri at the zoo and footage of their honeymoon, which they spent trapping crocodiles, formed the basis of his first Crocodile Hunter documentary. He took over the park in 1991 and renamed it the Australia Zoo. He grew up near crocodiles, trapping and removing them from populated areas and releasing them in his parents' park. He also appeared in books and interactive games, as well as having a toy action figure made in his likeness.īorn on Februin the southern Australian city of Melbourne, Mr Irwin moved to tropical Queensland where his parents ran a small reptile and fauna park. Known for his catchphrase "Crikey" during close encounters with animals, he made almost 50 TV documentaries which appeared on the cable channel Animal Planet, attracting a global audience of 200 million. Mr Irwin gained worldwide fame with his seemingly death-defying skill with wild animals, including crocodiles and snakes.
Everybody who met Steve was impressed with his energy and his enthusiasm, he was a real Aussie larrikin." Queensland tourism minister, Margaret Keech, told Sky TV: "It's a dreadful loss for the tourism industry and for nature conservation. News of Mr Irwin's death shocked ordinary Australians, while government and opposition politicians issued statements of condolence within two hours of the first reports of his death. If it hits any vital organs it's as deadly as a bayonet." He told Southern Cross Broadcasting radio: "They have one or two barbs in the tails which are not only coated in toxic material but are also like a bayonet, like a bayonet on a rifle.
"He probably died from a cardiac arrest from the injury."Īustralian wildlife filmmaker David Ireland said he was shocked and saddened by Irwin's death, adding that a stingray's barb could be as deadly as a rifle bayonet. "Steve was hit by a stingray in the chest," said local diving operator Steve Edmondson. Medical staff pronounced him dead at about midday. The crew on the naturalist's boat, Croc One, called emergency services in the nearest city, Cairns, and tried to resuscitate him en route to nearby Low Isle to meet a rescue helicopter.īut he died before the paramedics arrived, police said. He was stung at about 11am (0200 BST), according to a statement from his wildlife park Australia Zoo.
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