Daily Mail Australia can reveal that the seaplane used by Troy Delmege on Tuesday’s Married At First Sight was the same that crashed into Sydney’s Hawkesbury River on New Year’s eve, killing six people.
Troy took to the skies with bride Ashley Irvin to whisk her off to a romantic beach-side date.
Troy took to his Instagram story to share an image of him standing next to the plane, owned by Sydney Seaplanes..
Shock: The seaplane used by Troy Delmege on Tuesday’s Married At First Sight was the same that crashed into Sydney’s Hawkesbury River on New Year’s eve, killing six people
The image is especially eerie considering the date it was taken, just over a month before the plane tragically went down.
Shots from last night’s episode show the plane’s registration to read VH-N00 – the same registration listed on an accident report published on the Aviation Safety Network website.
Drama: Troy took to his Instagram story to share an image of him standing next to the plane, owned by Sydney Seaplanes
Close call: Shots from last night’s episode show the plane’s registration to read VH-N00 – the same registration listed on an accident report published on the Aviation Safety Network website
Six people, including an 11-year-old boy, died after aircraft crashed into a river north of Sydney on New Year’s eve,
The aircraft – a DHC Beaver, crashed into Jerusalem Bay on the Hawkesbury River, killing high-profile UK businessman Richard Cousins and his family on December 31.
Richard, the 58-year-old chief executive of FTSE 100 company Compass Group, died alongside his sons, Will and Edward, aged 25 and 23, his fiancee, Emma Bowden, 48, and her 11-year-old daughter Heather.
Lucky: The image is especially eerie considering the date it was taken, just over a month before the plane tragically went down.
Horror: Six people, including an 11-year-old boy, died after aircraft crashed into a river north of Sydney on New Year’s eve
A spokesperson for Channel Nine confirmed it was the same plane however Troy’s flight was not helmed by pilot Gareth Morgan who was killed in the Hawkesbury River crash.
Despite narrowly avoiding tragedy, on Tuesday night’s episode, Troy surprised Ashley with a trip to a Sydney beach, where she was greeted by a musician Mitch Gardner.
Tragic: The aircraft – a DHC Beaver, crashed into Jerusalem Bay on the Hawkesbury River, killing high-profile UK businessman Richard Cousins and his family on December 31.
Romance: Despite narrowly avoiding tragedy, on Tuesday night’s episode, Troy surprised Ashley with a trip to a Sydney beach, where she was greeted by a musician Mitch Gardner.
During the beach-side serenade, Ashley seemed overcome with the thoughtful gesture from Troy, with the couple appearing genuinely loved-up following a rocky few weeks.
Ashley told The Fix this week how much she enjoyed the date.
‘The final date with Troy could not have been more perfect,’ Ashley told the website, adding, ‘I really felt relaxed and it was so lovely and romantic.’
Smitten: During the beach-side serenade, Ashley seemed overcome with the thoughtful gesture from Troy, with the couple appearing genuinely loved-up following a rocky few weeks