He was one of Australia’s most prominent household names and was loved by people across the world, but despite his incredible success, Steve Irwin had little money to leave his family at the time of his death.

The Crocodile Hunter was just 44 years old when he was killed by a stingray’s barb piercing his chest while filming in the Great Barrier Reef.

His sudden and tragic death left his wife Terri — who was 42 at the time — to look after two young kids Bindi, who was eight, and Robert, just two years old, while also continuing to run Australia Zoo on her own.

But she soon found herself in debt, with Steve re-investing all his earnings into conservation and leaving his young family with a life insurance policy worth just $200,000.

Speaking about the surprisingly small sum in 2024, Terri

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