Steve Irwin, host of the Animal Planet series The Crocodile Hunter, was killed Monday during a diving expedition off the coast of Australia, Sydney's Daily Telegraph reports.


Irwin, 44, was filming a documentary was about the Great Barrier Reef in northeastern Queensland state when a stingray barb pierced his chest, the paper reports.


According to the Australian Broadcasting Corp., a helicopter carrying paramedics flew to the site, but was too late.


Irwin leaves behind wife Terri, 42, daughter Bindi, 8, and son Bob, 2.


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