Outback Wrangler

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Outback Wrangler
Genre Factual television
Presented byMatt Wright
Country of origin Australia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes28
Production
Producer National Geographic
Original release
Network National Geographic
9Go!
Nine Network
Release2011 (2011) 
2020 (2020)

Outback Wrangler was an Australian factual television series that follows the work of helicopter pilot and animal catcher Matt Wright and his adventurous life in various parts of the Australian outback. Outback Wrangler has been seen in over 90 countries. [1]

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Broadcast

The first season of four episodes was first broadcast in 2011 on National Geographic, then repeated on 9Go! in 2016 and on the Nine Network in 2017. [2] The second season was launched in November 2015 and screened into 2016. A third season began screening at the end of 2017 and into 2018. A fourth season of the show, retitled Monster Croc Wrangler, screened on Nine from late 2019. [3]

Helicopter crash

In February 2022 co-star Chris “Willow” Wilson was killed in a helicopter crash on a job collecting crocodile eggs in West Arnhem Land. [1] Following a six month investigation, in November 2022 an arrest warrant was issued for Outback Wrangler star Matt Wright for a number of charges relating to the incident. [1] [4] Wright later arrived in Darwin and faced court. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Knox, David (28 November 2022). "Warrant for Outback Wrangler star". Tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  2. Knox, David (23 November 2016). "Airdate: Outback Wrangler". Tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  3. Knox, David (25 November 2019). "Airdate: Monster Croc Wrangler". Tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  4. Spina-Matthews, Sarah (28 November 2022). "Celebrity crocodile wrangler Matt Wright denies wrongdoing in relation to helicopter crash which killed Chris 'Willow' Wilson". ABC News. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  5. "Outback Wrangler star Matt Wright appears in Darwin court on multiple charges related to fatal helicopter crash". the Guardian. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.