Ron Hughes and his wife Diane from Merseyside were among the four people killed when two helicopters crashed in mid-air near Sea World on Australia’s Gold Coast.
The 40-year-old pilot, Ash Jenkinson, who reportedly grew up in the West Midlands, was named as the third British victim. He had worked as a chief pilot at Sea World Helicopters since 2019.
Three other passengers remain in hospital, including a 10-year-old boy, also from Glenmore Park, who is in a critical condition. The passengers onboard included two couples in their 40s from New Zealand and a 27-year-old woman from Western Australia. He said: ‘The second helicopter coming in to land has remarkably managed to land upright, and considering the damage that was done to the front left-hand section of that helicopter where the pilot was sitting, that’s a remarkable achievement.
He added: ‘A final report will be published at the conclusion of the investigation, however, should any critical safety issues be identified at any stage during the course of the investigation, the ATSB will immediately notify relevant parties so appropriate safety action can be taken.’‘It was just huge’, he told Melbourne radio station 3AW. ‘I’m not sure if it was the propellers or whatever hitting against each other. But there was this poor lady and her son near the helipad in tears.
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