Horror at Outback Wrangler’s safari: Two women are rushed to hospital after airboat crash in croc-infested rivers
- Two women were hospitalised after a airboat crash
- The ride was run by Top End Safari Camp
- The camp is owned by Outback Wrangler Matt Wright
Two women have been hospitalised after an incident with one of Outback Wrangler star Matt Wright’s Top End Safari Camp airboats.
The boat crashed near the camp’s base at Sweets Lagoon in the Bynoe region, about 118km southwest of Darwin, at about 11.15am on Wednesday morning.
Two passengers in the boat, women aged 54 and 43, were airlifted to the Royal Darwin Hospital shortly after the crash.
It’s believed one women is being treated for head injuries and the other suffered a leg injury, NT News reports.
It’s understood 12 passengers were onboard the wrecked boat.
A Top End Safari Camp airboat, owned by TV Outback Wrangler star Matt Wright, crashed on Wednesday morning (pictured, Mr Wright on one of the camp tours)
Two women were hospitalised with leg and head injuries following the airboat crash (pictured, a Top End Safari Camp airboat tour)
A spokesperson from the camp said: ‘We will be working with authorities to review the incident in due course.
‘At the moment our focus is exclusively on supporting those passengers and staff involved.’
NT WorkSafe said staff have already begun investigations into the incident.
‘Inspectors are currently at the incident site and have commenced an enquiry into the incident to determine the appropriate regulatory response,’ a spokesman said.
The news comes just 15 months after Mr Wright’s co-star on TV series Outback Wrangler Chris ‘Willow’ Wilson, 34, died in a helicopter crash.
Mr Wilson was dangling from a helicopter to retrieve crocodile eggs in West Arnhem Land when the aircraft collided with trees and crashed to the ground, killing him.
Mr Wright and two other men have since been charged for allegedly destroying evidence after the fatal crash.
