USA/FILE: Australian Wildlife expert Steve Irwin's widow and daughter remembered the man most people knew as the Crocodile Hunter at a news conference in Washington

Australian Wildlife expert Steve Irwin's widow and daughter remembered the man most people knew as the Crocodile Hunter at a news conference in the United States. Steve Irwin was killed last year during an encounter with a stingray while shooting an episode of his popular television series. Australian wildlife expert Steve Irwin's widow and daughter held a news conference in Washington D.C. on Friday (January 19) to share their memories about life with the television star and daredevil. Widely known as the "Crocodile Hunter," Irwin was killed last year during an encounter with a stingray while shooting an episode of his popular television series. He left behind a wife, Terri, daughter, Bindi and son, Bob. Terri broke down as she talked about Steve Irwin's pride in being a father and a family man before all else. "If he was to be remembered for one thing and one thing only, that it should be that he was the best dad" she said. Daughter Bindi said she hoped carry on some day in her father's footsteps. "My daddy was a wildlife warrior and I am going to continue his work for him. I want to become a wildlife warrior just like he was" she said. American viewers will be able to watch the final days of the Crocodile Hunter in the documentary that took his life which will air this Sunday. "Ocean's Deadliest", will be shown on January 21st on both the Discovery Channel and Animal Planet. It will be followed on both cable channels by a 30-minute tribute to Irwin. In Ocean's Deadliest, Irwin teams up with adventurer Philippe Cousteau, Jr., grandson of the famous oceanographer Jacques Cousteau, to explore the waters off Australia's Great Barrier Reef looking for venomous fish, sea snakes, and other lethal creatures. Most of the taping for the program had been completed when Irwin, 44, was killed September 6th in an accident. His heart was pierced by a stingray's poisonous barb; ironically, stingrays weren't even meant to be part of the documentary. The daring Australian wildlife expert had made his reputation by tempting fate and stunning audiences in a series of encounters with deadly animals - most notably, of course, crocodiles.

ITN Source | January 20, 2007

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