Death Of Steve Irwin
On 4 September 2006, Australian zookeeper, conservationist, and television personality Steve Irwin died after being pierced in the heart by a stingray barb while filming in the Great Barrier Reef. The stinger penetrated his heart, causing massive trauma. He was at Batt Reef, near Port Douglas, Queensland, taking part in the production of the documentary ''Ocean's Deadliest''. During a lull in filming caused by inclement weather, Irwin decided to Snorkeling, snorkel in shallow waters while being filmed in an effort to provide footage for Bindi the Jungle Girl, his daughter Bindi's television program. 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. Production was completed on ''Ocean's Deadliest'', which was broadcast in the United States on the Discovery Channel four months after Irwin's death. The documentary was completed with footage shot in the weeks follow ...
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Batt Reef
Batt Reef is a coral reef off Port Douglas in Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia. Geography Batt Reef is centred at and is part of the Great Barrier Reef. The reef is about 18 km long by 5 km (11 miles by 3 miles) wide, lying northwest to southeast, at the northern side of the Trinity Passage that leads from the inner Reef channel from Trinity Bay to the Pacific Ocean. The north-west tip of the reef lies east of the Low Islets ( Low and Woody Islands) which are in turn east of Newell Beach and northeast of Port Douglas. History The area received a high level of media attention following the death of ''The Crocodile Hunter'' star Steve Irwin on 4 September 2006 from a stingray attack, while filming an underwater documentary entitled ''Ocean's Deadliest ''Ocean's Deadliest'' is a nature documentary hosted by Philippe Cousteau Jr. and Steve Irwin. It is the final documentary made by Irwin by the time of his death, which occurred during filming. ...
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