Outback Wrangler star Matt Wright appears in Darwin court on multiple charges related to fatal helicopter crash

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Outback Wrangler star Matt Wright has appeared in a Darwin court on multiple charges related to a helicopter crash that killed a cast member.

The crocodile trapper and media personality says he is disappointed police charged him in connection with the tragic accident" and he would fight the allegations.

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