Terri Irwin is ready to put herself back out there, but does she have the full support of her children? As you know, back in September 2006, Steve Irwin tragically died after a stingray's barb pierced his heart while filming a documentary in the Great Barrier Reef. He was only 44. The news of his death came as a total shock at the time, as many couldn't believe a man who wrestled crocodiles had been killed by a normally gentle creature. It also, as expected, caused a lot of pain and heartbreak for his wife Terri.