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Steve Irwin killed by stingray. Email; Print; Normal font; Large font. Steve Irwin with his American wife Terri at his Australia Zoo in Beerwah, Steve Irwin, the popular Australian film and television personality, environmentalist and animal rights advocate known to millions of fans worldwide as The Crocodile Hunter was killed Monday this week after being stung in the chest by a stingray. The incident occurred during a diving expedition while Irwin was filming an underwater documentary near the Great Barrier Reef. He was 44 years old. Australian naturalist and television personality Steve Irwin has been killed by a stingray during a diving expedition off the Australian coast.