Steve Irwin's family celebrates 'superhero' dad, 20 years after shock death - BBC News

The Australian icon was killed in 2006, after a stingray's barb pierced his chest during filming.

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Steve Irwin's daughter Bindi was named after his favourite crocodile

Australian conservationist Bindi Irwin has marked the 20th anniversary of her famous father's death with a touching tribute to the man best known as the "Crocodile Hunter".

Steve Irwin died on 4 September 2006, aged 44, after a stingray fatally pierced his chest while he was underwater filming a documentary at the Great Barrier Reef.

Bindi, who was eight when her father died, called Steve a "superhero" in an online post on Friday, saying she has "watched the world mourn my dad with our family" for the past two decades.

"I always thought that my dad's legacy is wildlife conservation; it turns out, his legacy is love. For our planet and for each other," Bindi, 28, wrote on Instagram.