Steve Irwin's Daughter Rushed to Hospital With Medical Emergency
Steve Irwin's daughter Bindi was not present at a gala in honor of her late father, the famed "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin.
Irwin was set to appear with her family at a gala for the Wildlife Warriors fundraiser, but instead spent the evening undergoing emergency surgery.
According to TMZ, Irwin's brother Robert said that Bindi's appendix unexpectedly burst, requiring her to miss the event. Her mother Teri was with her the entire time, providing help and comfort along the way as Irvin underwent the knife.
"[Bindi] came to Las Vegas and was ready to put on a brave face. She said, ‘I’m just going to tough it out.’ But the surgeon told her, ‘Your appendix is going. It’s got to come out.'"
Bindi Irwin has been an advocate for women's and animal rights throughout her career. She was diagnosed with endometriosis in 2023, and has spoken about leaning on her family through tough times in the past.
"The only people that knew that I was incredibly unwell ... my husband, my mom and my brother, and behind closed doors I was struggling to do anything and everything," Irwin said on the "A Life of Greatness" podcast.
"It resulted in a lot of canceled plans, people must have thought I was just incredibly flaky because I was getting so sick from this disease that I would try to get up and I would just throw up, I was in so much pain all the time. Every day the fatigue and the battle."
After detailing her story and journey with battling the disease, Irvin was presented with the EndoFound Blossom Award - becoming the first international person to receive said honor.
Like her father, Bindi Irvin works as a conservationist and a zookeeper. The family owns the Australia Zoo in Queensland and has done so for the better part of the last 50 years. Bob and Lyn Irwin opened the zoo in 1970, and Steve was the zoo's owner until his passing in 2006.
After her absence from the family's gathering and fundraiser event, Irwin's brother told TMZ that his sister is expected to make a full recovery.