On 4 September 2006, Irwin was fatally pierced in the chest by a stingray off the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland, Australia while filming a segment for his daughter Bindi Irwin's underwater documentary called Deadly Sea Creatures [12]. The BBC reported that this was only the second known fatality in Australian history from a stingray attack.[13]

Shortly after 11:00 a.m. local time (01:00 UTC), Irwin was filming in the Low Isles, Queensland near Port Douglas, north of Cairns, Queensland, Australia, where he was stung either through his heart [14] or through the left side of his chest[15] and suffered cardiac arrest.[16] After he was stung, his crew called for medical help and the Queensland Rescue Helicopter responded, taking him to Cairns Base Hospital.[17] However, Irwin was pronounced dead at noon.[18] The Queensland Police Service notified his family and released a statement for the media concerning the event.

i will remember steve as one of the most entertaining men on tv and his actions with wildlife never ceased to amaze me, rest in peace, steve, god bless you.