The whereabouts of the tape with images of Steve Irwin’s final moments remain a mystery 18 years after the death of the “Crocodile Hunter.”
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The whereabouts of the tape with images of Steve Irwin’s final moments remain a mystery 18 years after the death of the “Crocodile Hunter.”
Irwin passed away on September 4, 2006, in Australia after being struck in the chest by a stingray during the filming of his TV show. The conservationist, who spent years wrestling with crocodiles, snakes, and sharks, always insisted that the cameras be rolling at all times, even when he was in danger.
On the day of the accident, Irwin was searching for tiger sharks for his show “Ocean’s Deadliest” when he spotted a large stingray on the ocean floor; according to cameraman Justin Lyons, as he passed over the animal, the “Crocodile Hunter” was struck hundreds of times by the stingray’s sharp tail.
With the exception of one, all copies of the footage that captured Irwin’s death were immediately destroyed after authorities completed their investigation in 2007. However, for Terri Irwin, the widow of the “Crocodile Hunter,” the footage is likely stored in a dusty police vault.
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