Outback Wrangler pilot pictured for the first time since he was left paralysed by horror crash that also killed his best mate

The pilot who survived a fatal helicopter crash while filming Netflix’s Outback Wrangler has been photographed for the first time since the incident left him paralyzed.

Sebastian Robinson shared a birthday tribute to his girlfriend on social media with a photo showing the young helicopter pilot for the first time since the death of him co-star Chris ‘Willow’ Wilson on February 28, 2022.

Mr Robinson was seriously injured in the crash and is now paralyzed after the helicopter he was flying fell from the sky because it had not been refueled.

Mr Willow fell to his death while dangling from the helicopter to collect crocodile eggs.

Since the incident, Mr Robinson has remained elusive until he shared the tribute to his girlfriend on Friday.

“You’ve been to hell and back with me,” he wrote in the accompanying caption.

“I couldn’t ask for a better woman.”

Mr Robinson’s miraculous survival was followed by a series of lawsuits and investigations against Outback Wrangler star Matt Wright, who was banned from flying helicopters in December 2024.

Mr Robinson had previously shared a throwback photo of himself and his late co-star Mr Wilson on the anniversary of the crash in 2023.

‘Not a day goes by. The hardest 12 months of my life,” Mr Robinson wrote.

‘A unique best friend who I could turn to for advice.

‘I miss you Wilson. This life isn’t fair.’

The pair’s Robinson R44 helicopter, owned and operated by Wright’s company Helibrook, crashed into the King River in West Arnhem Land in the remote Northern Territory.

Mr Robinson, who was 29 at the time, was seriously injured and suffered in the crash spinal injuries and numerous broken bones.

Mr Wilson’s widow, Danielle, similarly shared a tribute to the one-year anniversary, describing 2022 as the ‘worst, toughest and most traumatizing year’.

“One year ago today we lost you in the most tragic circumstances in heaven,” she wrote.

Mrs Wilson has been left alone since the crash and is raising the couple’s two children, Ted and Austin, alone.

‘Last year was the longest and the shortest year of our lives. Time has stood still, but we have blinked and a year has passed without our greatest love,” she continued.

‘Life without you isn’t the same and the world is a lesser place without you in it.

“I have mourned for you and for the life you never got to live, nor for what should have been.”

The couple had been married for almost ten years before the fatal accident.

In the years since, Wright has appeared in court numerous times to defend himself against malpractice allegations.

Recently, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority revoked his commercial pilot’s license and his company’s Air Operator’s Certificate.

CASA launched enforcement action against at least six pilots following the NT helicopter crash that killed Mr Wilson.

Wright’s spokesman said he had already appealed the decision on his license.

He added that Helibrook had “informed the regulator some time ago” that it would not maintain an air operator certificate in the future.

If his appeal fails, Wright will have to reapply for his license, which could take up to three years.

Wright was also investigated by the NT Police, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority and NT WorkSafe after the crash.

He will be tried from July 7 on charges relating to the helicopter crash, which is expected to last eight weeks.

The Netflix celebrity pleaded not guilty to perverting the course of justice after the crash.

The sole charge relates to alleged conduct in the aftermath of the crash in which Mr Wright was reportedly one of the first on the scene.