The 10th anniversary of the Crocodile Hunter’s death falls this Sunday on Father’s Day. His daughter Bindi was just eight years old when Steve was killed as he filmed a segment for a new series called Ocean’s Deadliest.
Her brother, Robert, was not yet three. In the years since, Steve’s wife Terri and children have taken up where Irwin left off, as powerful voices for the protection of Australian wildlife. Bindi, now 18, says she’s proud of that work and of being able to build on her father’s legacy.
Devastating: His daughter Bindi was just eight years old when Steve was killed as he filmed a segment for a new series called Ocean’s Deadliest.
Following in his footsteps: Bindi, now 18, says she’s proud of that work and of being able to build on her father’s legacy
‘We can still feel him around us, and we hope he would be proud of us,’ she told the Nine Network this week.
Robert, now 12, added: ‘It is incredible that we get to carry on where he left off.’
The family hasn’t said how they’ll mark the 10-year anniversary of Irwin’s death on Sunday. They have always kept the details of their grieving process private.
Steve’s father Bob, 77, has also chosen not to speak publicly about how he’ll mark the day, but back in 2011 he shared a glimpse of the rituals he relies on to keep his son close.
Memoir: Steve’s letter to his parents, Lyn and Bob, will be published at the start of his father’s memoir, The Last Crocodile Hunter: A Father and Son Legacy
Anniversary: Steve’s father Bob, 77, has also chosen not to speak publicly about how he’ll mark the day
He told of his walks, each evening, along with a well-worn track from the back of his farmhouse to a fire pit where he thinks and talks to Steve.
‘It’s something I do privately. I get messages from Steve and I don’t mind admitting I talk to him,’ he told AAP.
‘If people think I’m crazy, that’s fine. I talk to the animals too.’
He spoke too of the enormous sense of loss that’s always with him.
‘It’s something I’ll never completely get over. I don’t think you do. But what you do is learn to live with it. I know Steve’s out there and he helps me do what I’ve got to do.’
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