Event Brief
Family remembers chopper pilot Wilson Sprague
Filed: Jun 06, 2026 at 8:03 PM ET
Summary: Wilson Sprague’s family and friends remember him after his 2025 helicopter crash while tracking a bushfire.
WHO: Anne Sprague; family and friends of Wilson Sprague
WHAT: Family and friends remember chopper pilot Wilson Sprague after his helicopter crash death.
WHEN: Jun 06, 2026 at 7:03 PM ET
WHERE: Kowanyama (near), west of Cairns, Queensland, Australia
WHY: He died in a helicopter crash while tracking a bushfire near Kowanyama.
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