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Cast member of the showOutback Wrangleron the National Geographic network, Chris Wilson, has died after his helicopter crashed in an isolated location of the Northern Territory of Australia Monday night. He was 34.
The Fordham Company, which producesOutback Wrangler, has released a statement to confirm the devastating tragedy,Australia’sABC Newsreports.
The statement continued, “Our love and thoughts are with Chris’s wife Danielle and two little boys Ted and Austin. Matt Wright and his team are assisting authorities with their investigations as to what caused this awful incident.”
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Police confirmed the death of Wilson upon their arrival in the evening. However, his 28-year-old travel partner, who survived the incident, was transported to Royal Darwin Hospital and later airlifted to Brisbane in critical condition on Tuesday morning, according to the outlet.
Outback Wrangleris a show that documented Wright, Wilson, and another cast member navigating their ways into the deep end of the country’s Northern Territory via helicopters, airboats, and other adventurous vehicles where they often interact with and discover saltwater crocodiles.
In 2020, Wilson and Wright had traveled as far as Indonesia to assist local authorities in removing a tire stuck around the neck of a 4-meter crocodile.
“We lost a great man and a good friend in Chris ‘Willow’ Wilson yesterday in a Heli accident. Our thoughts are with his young family,” Connolly wrote on hisTwitteraccount. “Willow was a born and bred Territorian and drove and chased and caught most things possible. Its so sad….”
According to the Australian Transport Safety Bureau,investigations into the crashare still underway.
source: people.com
