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The cameras kept rolling when Steve Irwin tragically died on September 4, 2006, after a horrifying stingray attack
Today marks 16 years since Steve Irwin tragically died after being stabbed in the heart by a stingray whilst doing what he loved best. The Crocodile Hunter 's death saw an outpouring of grief from fans across the globe - and even sparked a string of revenge attacks on stingrays on Australian shores that were condemned by the executive director of Steve's conservation group.
While Steve grappled with crocodiles, snakes and sharks, he had one rule that the cameras must be kept rolling - and his final moments were no different. The freak incident off Australia's Great Barrier Reef that cost him his life was captured on film, but there is mystery as to where the footage lies to this day.
"He tells his camera crew to always be filming," his IMDb biographer Tommy Donovan once said. "If he needs help he will ask for it. Even if he is eaten by a shark or croc, the main thing he wants is that it be filmed. If he died he would be sad if no one got it on tape."