You can watch the video of his interview here. Some dramatic accounts surfaced quickly about Irwin pulling a stingray barb from his heart, but those stories were not true, according to the man that was there. Steve Irwin’s cameraman, Justin Lyons, was the only witness to the attack that left The Crocodile Hunter dead a few hours later. You’re always with me.Ī post shared by Bindi Irwin on at 6:05am PDT Steve Irwin’s Cameraman Vividly Recalled the Stingray Attack That Claimed His Friend’s Life & Said Earlier Accounts Were Not Accurate

Read on for more details about how Steve Irwin died, but be forewarned they are graphic and tragic. Chandler Powell’s family couldn’t be there because of travel restrictions due to COVID-19, but some members of Bindi Irwin’s family could still be there because they all live together at the Australia Zoo, which served as their venue. She said on the special episode of “Crikey! It’s the Irwins!” that Steve Irwin would have cried during the ceremony.īindi and Chandler’s wedding plans changed because of the coronavirus pandemic. Steve Irwin’s wife, Terri Irwin, wrote on Twitter Steve Irwin would have worn khaki to his daughter’s wedding. Her younger brother, Robert Irwin, walked her down the aisle in their father’s place. He said the barb was not lodged in Irwin’s heart, and explained how that would be nearly impossible.īindi Irwin and her new husband, Chandler Powell, lit a candle in memory of her dad during their wedding ceremony, which was held at the Australia Zoo gardens March 25, 2020. The only witness to Steve Irwin’s final moments was his cameraman, who spoke about the confusion and horror surrounding the stingray attack and corrected the record in a 2014 world exclusive interview with Australia’s Studio 10, which is detailed below.

Some of the details released immediately after Steve Irwin’s death, and even in the year’s that followed, were incorrect. If Steve Irwin were still alive today to see his daughter married, he would be 58 years old. He was 44 years old and his daughter, Bindi Irwin, was only 8. Steve Irwin died tragically at age 44 when a stingray barb struck him in the heart September 4, 2006.

Steve Irwin and his daughter, Bindi Irwin./Steve Irwin in 2002.

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