A Close-Up, Personal Look at 'Crocodile Hunter's' Life

Sept. 25, 2006 — -- In an ABC News exclusive, Steve "Crocodile Hunter" Irwin's widow, Terri, speaks for the first time to Barbara Walters since his tragic death on Sept. 4.

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Irwin, 44, was a popular Australian television personality.

He was swimming over a large stingray off Australia's northeast coast when the ray lashed out and the serrated barb from its tail pierced his heart.

Walters sits down with Terri, Irwin's American-born wife, and their two children, Bindi Sue, 8, and Bob, 2.

Irwin says she's getting through his death, "One minute at a time -- sometimes an hour at a time with great faith, great determination."

Terri, a native of Eugene, Ore., met her husband at Irwin's Australia Zoo, while vacationing in Australia in 1991.

Terri -- sometimes called the "Crocodile Huntress" -- co-starred on her husband's TV show and in his 2002 movie, "The Crocodile Hunter -- Collision Course."

Walters also speaks to Irwin's longtime business partner and friend, John Stainton, who was with Irwin on the day of his death.

They were shooting a segment for a series called "Ocean's Deadliest" when Irwin was killed.

The wildlife enthusiast's show "Crocodile Hunter" was broadcast internationally by the Discovery network.

The "Crocodile Hunter" documentaries were seen by 200 million people around the world.