Meagre 'fortune' Steve Irwin left his kids Bindi and Robert after Crocodile Hunter's shock death at age 44 revealed
The Crocodile Hunter star, who died at just 44 years old after his chest was punctured by a stingray barb while filming in the Great Barrier Reef, left a life insurance policy of just $200,000 to his children Bindi, 27, and Robert, 21, according to realestate.com.au.
They added that "most" of Steve's weath was tied up in Queensland's vast Australia Zoo, which Bindi and her brother "will no doubt own one day".
In 2024, Steve's widow Terri, 61, told the Australian Financial Review just how precarious a position the family was left in following the zookeeper's passing.
"Everything was reinvested into conservation work," Terri told the publication.
"I was in debt... and Steve's life insurance, I think, was the sum total of $200,000, which didn't even cover half of one week's payroll."
She also revealed Steve's will was "ironclad" - not allowing for "some crazy person [to] sweep in from some distant family connection and try to take everything".
Steve passed away on September 4, 2006, while taking part in the production of the documentary series Ocean's Deadliest at Batt Reef, near Port Douglas, Queensland.
He cultivated a loyal global following through his TV series The Crocodile Hunter and the movie The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course, which grossed an impressive $33.4 million on a $12 million budget upon its release in 2002.
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