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speculation among fans over whether or not the full-length video ought to be released — with some who claim to have already seen it. Search interest in the morbid footage reportedly spiked soon after the news of his untimely death broke, according to Mirror.Donovan has said that Irwin told camera operators “to always be filming.”“If he needs help he will ask for it.

Seventeen years ago today Australian zookeeper, conservationist, television personality, wildlife educator, and environmentalist Steve Irwin died.

Steve Irwin's final moments were caught on camera - but his biographer has vowed they will “never see the light of day”. The Aussie legend died after being stabbed by a deadly stingray off the Great Barrier Reef while gathering material for his daughter’s documentary 16 years ago. Steve, nicknamed the Crocodile Hunter, told his crew to always keep filming no matter what, hence why the upsetting footage exists.

Steve Irwin’s close pal John Stainton has admitted the beloved crocodile hunter made "very, very weird" speech before he died as fans mourn 16 years since his tragic death.The famed animal lover and conservationist died aged 44 after a stingray's barb pierced his chest as he was diving off the coast of Australia while filming an underwater documentary film called Ocean's Deadliest.Appearing on the I’ve Got News For You podcast, Irwin’s friend and The Crocodile Hunter producer John, opened up about filming the documentary where he witnessed the death of his close friend.READ NEXT: Steve Irwin's son in terrifying encounter with crocodile who lunges at him baring teethAppearing on Australian podcast I've Got News For You, John explained that a couple days before the documentary began filming, Steve made a speech to the crew, and according to John "it was really weird."“A couple of days before we started the show, he made a little speech to all the crew that were up there catching crocs for his research trip which I joined at the end with our crew to do the deadliest movie. And it was really weird,” he said.“He was sort of thanking them all for being who they were and for helping him.

"I've Got News For You" podcast, Steve's longtime pal and producer John Stainton recalled "The Crocodile Hunter" giving a "very, very weird" speech to the cast and crew just before filming the documentary "Ocean's Deadliest." "A couple of days before we started the show, he made a little speech to all the crew that were up there catching crocs for his research trip — which I joined at the end with our crew," John said. "He was sort of thanking them all for being who they were and for helping him.

Steve Irwin gave a "very weird" farewell speech ahead of his tragic death, his best friend has revealed.Steve was just 44 years old when he tragically died in September 2006, after being pierced in the chest by a stingray barb while filming a documentary - for which members of the crew even recall drawing up a will for.The film was aptly named Ocean’s Deadliest, and filming took part in Queensland, Australia.And just weeks before, Steve gave what has been termed a "finale" speech, which struck his friend John Stainton as “very weird”.Appearing on the I’ve Got News For You podcast, John admitted: "A couple of days before we started the show, he made a little speech to all the crew that where up there catching crocs for his research

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