Last updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2006
IRWIN'S FAMILY RUSHES BACK TO AUSTRALIAN HOME
LATEST: Crocodile Hunter STEVE IRWIN'S wife and two children rushed from a family holiday in Tasmania to their Queensland, Australia home last night (03AUG06) after learning Irwin had died in a freak stingray attack.
Steve Irwin
Irwin, a passionate conservationist, was killed when a stingray barb pierced his heart as he filmed footage for a new documentary on shallow reefs in north Queensland.
The footage of his fatal goring has been handed over to Queensland police, who are investigating the incident.
According to boat owner PETER WEST, "Something happened with this animal that made it rear and he was at the wrong position at the wrong time and if it hit him anywhere else, we would not be talking about a fatality."
Irwin's family was hiking near Cradle Mountain on the Australian island of Tasmania when he was killed just after 11 am on Monday (04SEPT06).
Wife TERRI, daughter BINDI SUE, 8, and son BOB, 2, flew out of Devonport, Tasmania to the Sunshine Coast on a chartered flight shortly after 5 pm.
Bindi clutched a blanket and stayed close to her mother, while her younger brother Bob skipped ahead as the family walked across the tarmac to their aircraft.
The news of Irwin's sudden death shocked the world and sparked a huge outpouring of grief, particularly in his homeland of Australia and in the US, where he had found fame and fortune as an adventurer and naturalist.
Hugh Jackman and Steve Irwin at Penfolds Icon Gala Dinner, Los Angeles, California - 14.01.06
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