Witnesses said the tail of one chopper that had just taken off collided with the cockpit of another that appeared to be coming in to land.
Three of those injured in the crash were in a critical condition as of late Monday, Queensland Police Service Acting Inspector Gary Worrell said.The fact that they had landed on a sandbank outside the Sea World resort made it difficult for emergency crews to access the crash scene, he added.
John Hunt, who witnessed the crash while visiting Sea World, said he feared one of the helicopters was going to crash on top of the crowd.
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