Passenger taps pilot’s shoulder shortly before collision that left four dead in video shot by survivor
They said they were “completely devastated by the horrific helicopter accident” after “a fun 5-minute joy ride on vacation to Australia turned into a nightmare”.
“Our gratitude goes out to every bystander who ran to help, every police officer and emergency services personnel who helped us with our immediate needs keeping us calm and making us comfortable,” they told the Courier-Mail.The collision occurred when one helicopter was taking off and the other was landing. Four people in the second helicopter died, including a Sydney woman, Vanessa Tadros, a British couple, Ron and Diane Hughes, and the pilot, Ashley Jenkinson.
Tadros’s 10-year-old son Nicholas and a nine-year-old boy, Leon de Silva from Geelong West, remain in intensive care. Leon’s mother, Winnie de Silva, was also seriously injured in the crash.On Tuesday its chief commissioner, Angus Mitchell, said“We know it’s a busy time of year. We know helicopters are in and out of that Sea World helipad constantly throughout the day.
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