WES MANION

Steve Irwin's right-hand man — the one person Steve said, over and over, he'd want beside him over anyone else on the planet. One of the greatest reptile handlers of all time, he was in the water with the crocs doing the most dangerous work there is, every single day, because the animals depended on it. He led Australia Zoo's croc team and its rescues, and stood beside Steve through the captures few others would even attempt.