An hour had 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, all the while a second cameraman continued shooting footage from the sidelines. The attack, as well as the aftermath and, presumably, the actual 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.Īccording 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 Croc One (a 75-foot yacht created for the purposes of conducting both research and adventure tours), which attempted to rush to the shore as Irwin bled out. 'The Crocodile Hunter' was fatally attacked by a stingray while shooting a documentary titled Ocean's Deadliest in the Great Barrier Reef. On the 4th of September, 2006, Australian wildlife expert/television personality Steve Irwin a.k.a. A photo of Irwin taken just hours before his death.
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