“I want to go down and go, 'Crikey!' just before I die.”

"My number one rule is to keep that camera rolling. Even if it's shaky or slightly out of focus, I don't give a rip. Even if a big old alligator is chewing me up I want to go down and go, 'Crikey!' just before I die. That would be the ultimate for me."

----Steve Irwin, Crocodile Hunter, on how he wanted to die.

News reports say that tapes of his demise are currently being held by Queensland police - but Irwin's family are determined to respect his last wishes and allow the harrowing footage to be broadcast.