Outback Wrangler star Matt Wright has been found guilty of conspiring to cover up details of the helicopter crash that killed his best mate, and could be jailed for up to 15 years.
On Friday, a Supreme Court jury in Darwin convicted Wright on two counts of attempting to pervert the course of justice, but could not reach a verdict on a third charge after a four-week trial.
The Outback Wrangler star was accused of trying to cover up evidence following the February 2022 crash that killed his co-star Chris 'Willow' Wilson and left pilot Sebastian Robinson a paraplegic.
The pair were on a crocodile-egg collecting mission in Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory, with Mr Wilson slung on a 30m line below the chopper to be dropped onto croc nests in remote swampland.
The Air Transport Safety Bureau concluded the helicopter ran out of fuel, causing the engine to shut down and the machine to crash to the ground.
