Irwin's death is the only fatality from a stingray captured on video, although it has not been released to the public, and is one of the few human deaths from stingrays.
During a lull in filming caused by inclement weather, Irwin decided to snorkel in shallow waters while being filmed in an effort to provide footage for his daughter Bindi's television program. He was at Batt Reef, near Port Douglas, Queensland, taking part in the production of the documentary Ocean's Deadliest. The stingray's barb pierced his chest, penetrating his thoracic wall and heart, causing massive trauma. On 4 September 2006, Australian zookeeper, conservationist, and television programmer Steve Irwin was killed by a stingray while filming in the Great Barrier Reef.
A few years later,Someone found the original footage,but sixteen seconds of it on DailyMotion.Pierced in the chest by a short-tail stingray It'll never see the light of day, hopefully". 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. 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. March 22, 2014: 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. The validity of each of these is dubious, however, as they do not come from the same source. Despite this, three supposed screenshots and a portion of the video have turned up online. 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. He pulled the barb from his chest, and died shortly afterwards. According to colleague John Stainton, Irwin came up over the top of the stingray, and the stingray defensively thrusted its spine upward into his chest. As they were filming at the time, the deadly strike was captured on video.
On September 4, 2006, Steve Irwin was fatally attacked by a stingray while filming a documentary off the coast of Australia.
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