Speaking to RadarOnline, he said that the stingray tray effectively acted as a plug and the moment he removed it, he bled to death. Steve Irwin had died after a stingray barb pierced his heart.ĭr Gabe Mirkin, questioned the circumstances around the death of the 44-year-old presenter after viewing the footage of his final moments, Woman’s Day reported.Īccording to the doctor, the animal enthusiast could have been saved if he had not hastily pulled the stingray barb from his chest. Eleven years since the tragic death of Steve Irwin, a US doctor now makes an extraordinary claim that the crocodile hunter ‘didn’t have to die.'
