Steve Irwin Left Family in Financial Crisis Before Tragic Stingray Death

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00:00Steve Irwin left family in financial crisis before a tragic stingray death.

00:05Millionaire crocodile hunter Steve Irwin left a measly $130,000 to his family from an insurance policy

00:12when he tragically died at 42 on September 4, 2006, after a stingray barb punctured his heart, RadarOnline.com can reveal.

00:22The rest of his $15 million went to his Australia Zoo and other conservation organizations,

00:27according to his wife, Terry Irwin.

00:30Who said the paltry sum didn't even cover half of one week's payroll.

00:34Irwin died nearly two decades ago while filming an underwater documentary on September 4, 2006.

00:40The beloved TV icon's heart was pierced by the serrated, poisonous spine of a stingray

00:45as he swam with the creature while he was filming a TV show on the Great Barrier Reef.

00:50During the tragedy, he was filmed pulling the barb from his chest moments before he lost consciousness.

00:54At the time of his death, Irwin's two children, Bindi and Robert, were only 8 and 2 years old.

01:01Over the years, as they have grown into adults, they both have continued to carry on his legacy at the zoo,

01:07which Irwin's parents started back in the 1970s.

01:08A new film

01:24was a pair in the 70s.