Celebrity crocodile wrangler Matt Wright has been charged following an investigation into a fatal helicopter crash that killed a friend and colleague of his earlier this year.
In a statement, Northern Territory police said the 43-year-old faces several charges, including attempting to pervert the course of justice, destruction of evidence, fabricating evidence, interfering with witnesses and two counts of unlawful entry.
The TV star presented himself to a Darwin police station on Tuesday, a day after a warrant was issued for his arrest.
Police said he had been released on bail and would appear in Darwin Local Court on Wednesday morning.
A spokesperson for Mr Wright has previously said he "strenuously denies" any wrongdoing in relation to the crash.
The reality TV star wasn’t on board the helicopter at the time of the accident, which claimed the life of Outback Wrangler cast member Chris “Willow” Wilson.
Mr Wright arrived at Darwin airport shortly before midday on Tuesday and made no comment to the media.
He was accompanied by several men, some of whom jostled with waiting reporters and camera operators as they escorted Mr Wright outside.
NT Police are now investigating an alleged assault against a camera operator, who was caught up in the scuffle.
Mr Wright had been living in Queensland when the warrant was issued and travelled through Sydney airport this morning with his wife and newborn baby.
His TV program Matt Wright's Wild Territory received $250,000 in production funding from the NT government's Screen Territory last year.
Mr Wright owns a number of tourism businesses in the Northern Territory, including Top End Safari Camp and Tiwi Island Retreat, which a Department of Industry Tourism and Trade spokesperson said are "promoted in the same manner as all other NT tourism products".
"While this is part of an ongoing police investigation no further comments can be made," the spokesperson said.
Mr Wright is also part of Tourism Australia's "Friends of Australia" ambassadorship program.
"Tourism Australia is aware of reports regarding Matt Wright, which relate to an ongoing police investigation. Tourism Australia will monitor any legal proceedings that follow," a Tourism Australia spokesperson said.
Netflix, which is the company behind Mr Wright's TV show, declined to comment.
Mr Wright described the accident in February — which took place while Mr Wilson was on a job collecting crocodile eggs in a remote part of West Arnhem Land — as a "tragic accident".
