The Outback Wrangler driver is photographed for the first time since he was paralyzed in a terrible accident that also killed his best friend.

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

Robinson was seriously injured in the crash and is now a paraplegic after the helicopter he was piloting fell from the sky because it had not been refueled.

Willow fell to her death while hanging from the helicopter collecting crocodile eggs.

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

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

“I couldn’t ask for a better woman.”

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

Sebastian Robinson has been photographed for the first time since surviving a fatal helicopter crash that killed his co-star Chris ‘Willow’ Wilson on February 28, 2022.

Robinson suffered serious spinal injuries in the accident and was left paraplegic.

Robinson had previously shared a photo of him 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,” Robinson wrote.

‘A unique best friend I can turn to for advice.

‘I miss you Wilson. This life is not fair.

The couple’s Robinson R44 helicopter, which was owned and operated by Wright’s Helibrook company, sank in the King River in West Arnhem Land in the remote Northern Territory.

Mr Robinson, who was 29 years old at the time, was seriously injured in the accident and suffered serious injuries. Spinal injuries and numerous broken bones.

Wilson’s widow, Danielle, similarly shared a one-year anniversary tribute in which she described 2022 as the ‘“The worst year, the hardest and the most traumatic.”

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

Robinson had previously shared a photo of him and his late co-star Mr Wilson (pictured together) on the anniversary of the crash in 2023.

Mr Robinson’s helicopter, which was owned and operated by Matt Wright’s Helibrook company, crashed in the remote Northern Territory (pictured Mr Wilson and Mr Robinson).

Since the accident, Ms Wilson has been left raising the couple’s two sons, Ted and Austin, alone.

‘The past year has been the longest and the shortest of our lives. Time has stopped, but we have blinked and a year has passed without our greatest love,’ he continued.

‘Life without you is not the same and the world is a lesser place without you in it.

“I have grieved for you and for the life you never got to live, as well as for what should have been.”

The couple had been married for almost a decade before the fatal accident.

Since the accident, Wright has appeared in court numerous times to defend himself against accusations of negligence.

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

Recently, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority canceled his commercial pilot license and his company’s air operator certificate.

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

Wright’s spokesman said he had already filed an appeal against the decision on his license.

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

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

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

He will face a trial on charges related to the helicopter crash, starting July 7, which is expected to last eight weeks.

The Netflix celebrity has pleaded not guilty to perverting the course of justice following the accident.

The only charge relates to alleged behavior after the accident in which Mr Wright was allegedly one of the first to arrive at the scene.