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Steve Irwin’s family honours ‘the greatest dad’ 20 years after his death

Steve Irwin was 44 years old when he was killed in 2006, after a stingray pierced his heart with its barb while he was diving near the Great Barrier Reef.

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Steve Irwin’s family honours ‘the greatest dad’ 20 years after his death
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Coverage

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CurrentWire ranked this story 41.7 of 100 in the snapshot this page was rendered from.

Freshness
12.2 of 35
Source authority
14 of 20
Coverage breadth
4 of 20
Geographic relevance
3.5 of 10
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8 of 10
Velocity
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