Steve Irwin made ‘very, very weird’ speech before he died, says ‘Crocodile Hunter’ pal

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“I’ve Got News For You” podcast, in which he and host Andrew Bucklow discussed Irwin’s last days — while filming his ill-fated 2007 documentary “Ocean’s Deadliest.”Stainton couldn’t help but feel that “something was wrong” while filming, especially during an ominous speech by Irwin to his crew, one which his producer called “very, very weird.”Their shoot at Australia’s Batt Reef, off the coast of Queensland, would become Irwin’s last adventure as the beloved zoologist was impaled by a stingray barb on Sept.

4, 2006. “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,” said Stainton. “He was sort of thanking.