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On the 4th of September, 2006, Australian wildlife expert/television personality Steve Irwin aka 'The Crocodile Hunter' was fatally attacked by a stingray while shooting a documentary titled ''Ocean's Deadliest'' in the Great Barrier Reef. The attack, as well as the aftermath and, presumably, the moment of death were all captured on camera, due to a production rule imposed by Irwin that cameramen were not to stop recording if something took a turn for the worse, as it was these moments of genuine danger that gave Irwin's documentaries their edge.
On the 4th of September, 2006, Australian wildlife expert/television personality Steve Irwin aka 'The Crocodile Hunter' was fatally attacked by a stingray while shooting a documentary titled ''Ocean's Deadliest'' in the Great Barrier Reef. The attack, as well as the aftermath and, presumably, the moment of death were all captured on camera, due to a production rule imposed by Irwin that cameramen were not to stop recording if something took a turn for the worse, as it was these moments of genuine danger that gave Irwin's documentaries their edge.


According to eyewitness testimonies from crew members, the stingray (which Irwin was attempting to swim over the top of) struck Irwin in the chest multiple times, puncturing his heart, after which point he was immediately pulled from the water by his colleagues onto the 'Croc One' (a 22-metre boat created for the purposes of conducting both research and adventure tours), which attempted to rush to the shore as Irwin bled out. An hour passed before they made it to land, during which time Irwin's colleague (and the man who was behind the camera when Irwin was attacked), Justin Lyons, performed CPR on him, to no avail. Irwin was pronounced dead by paramedics within seconds of their arrival; according to Lyons, his final words were "I'm dying."
According to eyewitness testimonies from crew members, the stingray (which Irwin was attempting to swim over the top of) struck Irwin in the chest multiple times, puncturing his heart, after which point he was immediately pulled from the water by his colleagues onto the 'Croc One' (a 22-metre boat created for the purposes of conducting both research and adventure tours), which attempted to rush to the shore as Irwin bled out. An hour passed before they made it to land, during which time Irwin's colleague (and the man who was behind the camera when Irwin was attacked), Justin Lyons, performed CPR on him, to no avail, all the while a second cameraman continued shooting footage from the sidelines. Irwin was pronounced dead by paramedics within seconds of their arrival; according to Lyons, his final words were "I'm dying."





Revision as of 10:19, 28 October 2014

On the 4th of September, 2006, Australian wildlife expert/television personality Steve Irwin aka 'The Crocodile Hunter' was fatally attacked by a stingray while shooting a documentary titled Ocean's Deadliest in the Great Barrier Reef. The attack, as well as the aftermath and, presumably, the moment of death were all captured on camera, due to a production rule imposed by Irwin that cameramen were not to stop recording if something took a turn for the worse, as it was these moments of genuine danger that gave Irwin's documentaries their edge.

According to eyewitness testimonies from crew members, the stingray (which Irwin was attempting to swim over the top of) struck Irwin in the chest multiple times, puncturing his heart, after which point he was immediately pulled from the water by his colleagues onto the 'Croc One' (a 22-metre boat created for the purposes of conducting both research and adventure tours), which attempted to rush to the shore as Irwin bled out. An hour passed before they made it to land, during which time Irwin's colleague (and the man who was behind the camera when Irwin was attacked), Justin Lyons, performed CPR on him, to no avail, all the while a second cameraman continued shooting footage from the sidelines. Irwin was pronounced dead by paramedics within seconds of their arrival; according to Lyons, his final words were "I'm dying."







The footage was handed over to Queensland Police, and eventually ended up in the custody of Irwin's wife, Terri, who states that she never watched the video, and that the footage had been destroyed. Despite this, several supposed screenshots and a portion of the video have turned up online, although neither's validity has ever been confirmed, and the screenshots look nothing like the footage in the video.

UPDATE 22 Mar '14: Nearly two weeks ago, Justin Lyons, the cameraman who filmed Irwin's death, gave a 15 minute tell-all interview on Australian morning show Studio 10, in which he recounted the entire event and its aftermath in detail.

He revealed that along with footage of the actual attack, an additional cameraman had also recorded the crew performing CPR on Irwin in the moments following, as it was a 'rule' of Irwin's to have his crew continue filming despite any accidents or injuries.

When asked about a possible release of the footage, he replied "never", "out of respect for everyone", also confirming that he is no longer in possession of a copy, stating "I don't know what's happened to it, but I suspect that it's gone. It'll never see the light of day, hopefully".