Geelong mother Winnie De Silva and her son Leon were on the Gold Coast for a holiday when the disaster happened.
Three survivors are being treated for severe injuries.It was 20 seconds from take-off to a mid-air disaster that left four people dead after two sightseeing helicopters collided near the Sea World theme park on the Gold Coast.
Those killed were British-born pilot Ashley Jenkinson, 40, Ron and Diane Hughes, 65 and 57, from Liverpool in the UK and Sydney mother Vanessa Tadros, 36. The passengers from the second chopper included a 27-year-old West Australian woman and two New Zealand couples travelling together - a 44-year-old man and a 43-year-old woman, and a man and woman aged 48 and 45.Sea World Helicopters/Facebook
"An amazing pilot. Always so kind, helpful, and supportive. A true gentleman, and always willing to lend a hand," former colleague Lucy Kuhn said.The Australian Transport Safety Bureau is probing the crash, particularly what was happening inside the two cockpits at the point of impact, and it has salvaged both helicopters from the sandbar.
Queensland. Fire and Emergency Services commissioner Greg Leach and Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll place a floral tribute at the Broadwater Parklands to honour the lives lost during the helicopter crash."But that in itself has led to the main rotor and the gearbox separating from the main helicopter, which then had no lift, and has fallen heavily to the ground."
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