Helicopter crash

This media is not yet available. Four people are confirmed dead in Gold Coast helicopter collision, Queensland Police Acting Inspector Gary Worrell said. One ...

It was over in seconds,'' she said. "It started smashing into it … Sea World Drive at Main Beach has been closed, with motorists and pedestrians advised to avoid the area. "The main part of the helicopter was intact and fell straight to the ground and lots of other bits and pieces of bits in the middle, they all just fell to the ground," Mr Raschilla said. As it is now a police investigation we cannot provide any further information at this stage." "It sounded like a car crash to begin with, a big one, and then we heard the helicopter propellers slowly getting lower, and then we heard another massive big bang," she said. He said he heard a "loud bang" and pieces of the helicopters began to fly everywhere. Ms McDermott said the tail of the helicopter coming into land hit the front of the helicopter taking off. "Then I heard one of the engines in one of the helicopters start to rev like the pilot was taking some sort of emergency action." - Witnesses said one helicopter was coming in to land and the other was taking off Police and witnesses said one helicopter was landing and the other was taking off when they collided. - One helicopter plunged to the ground face down and the other managed to successfully land

A midair collision between two helicopters in Australia has left four people dead and three others in critical condition, authorities said Monday.

It’s peak tourist season in the region right now, with schools closed for the long summer break. He asked people who witnessed the collision or saw the helicopters in flight to contact investigators. Of those, four people died, three suffered serious injuries and six had minor injuries, including cuts from shattered glass. Sea World Drive is the main access point for the marine park that’s popular with tourists on the heart of the Gold Coast. The collision happened around 2 p.m. Police say Sea World Drive has been closed to traffic and urged motorists and pedestrians to avoid the area.

Investigators will begin searching for answers about a fatal helicopter crash that left four people dead on the Gold Coast after a mid-air collision near ...

A true gentleman, and always willing to lend a hand,” former colleague Lucy Kuhn said. “My thoughts are with all those affected, including first responders, and my deepest sympathies are with those who are grieving,” he tweeted. Always so kind, helpful, and supportive.

Tributes are flowing for 40-year-old pilot Ashley Jenkinson, who was one of four people killed and several others injured, following a horror collision ...

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What caused two helicopters to crash and kill four people near Sea World on the Gold Coast will be the focus of investigators as they examine the wreckage.

"My thoughts are with all those affected, including first responders, and my deepest sympathies are with those who are grieving," he tweeted. "My deepest sympathies are with each of the families and everyone affected by this terrible accident," she tweeted. The popular Gold Coast theme park was rocked by the tragedy, expressing shock and deepest sympathy in a statement.

Multiple paramedic crews are on scene at what the Queensland Ambulance Service is describing as a “major incident” involving two helicopters.

“There were people on the beach where it fell! They were all transported through to hospital,” Shearman said. Locals reported hearing a loud bang before witnessing the stricken aircraft hit the sandbank and break apart. “We and the entire flying community are devastated by what has happened and our sincere condolences go to all those involved and especially the loved ones and family of the deceased,” a spokesman said. “The critical injuries - there were a number of injuries of what we call multi-system trauma, which means that there was a lot of impact to the body.” “Members of the public and police tried to remove the people and they commenced first aid to try and get those people to safety.”

AAP is reporting that one of the four people killed in a helicopter crash near Gold Coast's Sea World has been identified, as crash investigators continue to ...

But we do know that the second helicopter has landed on the sand bar and that has obviously led to a stage where we aren’t seeing more fatalities here than what we could have. Once we get them ashore and we start to go through the actual wreckage, we’ll get a better appreciation. So we will get what we can from the crash site. What were the processes in place at to protect helicopters, in those phases of flight. Now, exactly whether that was the very first point of impact - we’re yet to determine. It’s incredibly important that we do everything we can to regain the position of strength we had with international education pre-Covid. The pilot and one of the passengers, they’re still receiving some treatment at the hospital. The pilot is deceased and there are three other deceased persons. We know that it’s a busy time of the year. We know the take-off and the landing phases of any aircraft operations are critical phases of flight where the cognitive workload of pilots are at their greatest. The process now for the ATSB is to gather all the intelligence and all the evidence we can. Police say that the helicopter that crashed had seven occupants, including the 40-year-old pilot.

What caused two helicopters to crash and kill four people near Sea World on the Gold Coast will be the focus of investigators as they examine the wreckage.

The second aircraft landed safely, but the windscreen was damaged with a number of people injured by glass debris. You were an amazing colleague and boss who quickly to many became a great friend," another wrote. One of them was Ash," he told the ABC on Tuesday morning. Always so kind, helpful, and supportive. Pilot Ashley Jenkinson has been remembered as a "legend" and a "true gentleman" by friends and colleagues in the aviation industry. "We are supporting the family of two British nationals who died in Australia and are in contact with the local authorities," a spokesperson said.

New details are emerging as investigators try to piece together how a joy flight ended in tragedy.

A true gentleman, and always willing to lend a hand,” former colleague Lucy Kuhn added. Fly high, blue skies and tailwinds, rest easy mate.” My heart goes out to your beautiful wife and son.” “But above all, he was a family man. you were a true legend, you will be missed. Fly high you were taken to soon,” added another. Always so kind, helpful, and supportive. “It was everything to him. He led us into ground zero and helped a lot.” His family was certainly first and helicopter second. Ash was a big part of it. 7NEWS.com.au has chosen not to show it.

Investigators will begin searching for answers about a fatal helicopter crash that left four people dead on the Gold Coast after a mid-air collision near ...

Always so kind, helpful, and supportive. "We and the entire flying community are devastated by what has happened and our sincere condolences go to all those involved and especially the loved ones and family of the deceased," a spokesperson for Sea World Helicopters said. An experienced pilot and "all-round nice guy" has been identified as one of four killed when two helicopters crashed mid-air near Sea World on the Gold Coast.

Investigators say it's a miracle that more people didn't die in the mid-air collision as they begin their investigation into the "confronting" crash on the ...

The second aircraft landed safely, but the windscreen was damaged with a number of people injured by glass debris. You were an amazing colleague and boss who quickly to many became a great friend," another wrote. One of them was Ash," he told the ABC on Tuesday morning. Always so kind, helpful, and supportive. Pilot Ashley Jenkinson has been remembered as a "legend" and a "true gentleman" by friends and colleagues in the aviation industry. "We are supporting the family of two British nationals who died in Australia and are in contact with the local authorities," a spokesperson said.

The Australian Transport and Safety Bureau (ATSB) is investigating after two helicopters collided mid-air near Sea World on Monday afternoon. WATCH THE VIDEO ...

“But above all, he was a family man. His family was certainly first and helicopter second. He led us into ground zero and helped a lot. We did floods down in Ballina with a team of us who went down and saved a lot of people. Ash was a big part of it. “Our sincere condolences go to all those involved and especially the loved ones and family of the deceased,” the spokesperson said. The passengers included a 27-year-old woman from WA, and four people from New Zealand - two men and two women. “But that in itself has led to the main rotor in the gearbox separating from the main helicopter, which then had no lift and has fallen heavily to the ground.” “After the collision, it was a matter of seconds before it’s hit the ground,” he told reporters. “We are supporting the family of two British nationals who died in Australia and are in contact with the local authorities,” a UK foreign office spokesperson told 7NEWS.com.au. Two of the victims - a husband and wife, aged 65 and 57 - were travellers from the UK. Those injured include a 10-year-old boy, who is related to the Sydney woman, and a mother and son from Victoria, aged 33 and nine.

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We thought he was going to crash on top of all the crowd, but the pilot was able to get out onto the sandbank, probably an extra 30 metres away from where it was." As it is now a police investigation we cannot provide any further information at this stage," it said. Mr Hunt said Sea World staff, people on jet skis and recreational boaties had rushed to the scene of the crash "to try and help" after it happened. "While Sea World Helicopters is an independent professional operator, VRTP is working with emergency services and the authorities to provide every possible assistance," it said in a statement. "One of them from underneath, seemed like [it] came up and hit the bottom of the other one on top," he said. Mr Hunt said the pilot who managed to land on the sand bank had saved many lives because the park was "choked with people". 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. "We are supporting the family of two British nationals who died in Australia and are in contact with the local authorities," the FCDO said in a statement. "We looked up and we heard a bang and we saw one helicopter had hit and had already started to crash,'' he said. - A witness says he feared one of the helicopters was going to land on a crowd of people "Whilst it has been very tragic that four people have lost their lives and many families are mourning this morning, we could have had a far worse situation here and the fact that that one helicopters managed to land has been quite remarkable," he said. "That in itself has led to the main rotor in the gearbox separating from that helicopter, which has meant that tragically it has then had no lift and has fallen heavily to the ground."

Fatalities include 40-year-old pilot, a 57-year-old woman and 65-year-old man from the UK and a 36-year-old woman from NSW.

“We obviously the death of our two police officers, Matt and Rachel. “Now, exactly whether that was the very first point of impact, we’re yet to determine,” Mitchell said. “It has been on a sandbar. A true gentleman, and always willing to lend a hand.” One person on board was uninjured with the rest sustaining minor injuries. Acting Insp Mark Campbell confirmed the UK couple were married and had a local next of kin.

A 36-year-old woman from Glenmore Park near Penrith is among four people who died when the Sea World helicopter she was in and another collided over a ...

She was previously Education Editor.Connect via [Jocelyn Garcia](/by/jocelyn-garcia-h157bb)is a journalist at the Brisbane Times, covering breaking news and crime.Connect via “Our hearts go out to all those involved over this very sad time,” it said. Both helicopters were being removed from the area. Mitchell said the incident unfolded rapidly. Members of the public scrambled to help. “Always so kind, helpful, and supportive.