An incoming tide is set to swallow the remnants of the chopper this morning if it isn't retrieved. 9News
Three people are still fighting for life after four were killed when the two aircraft, both operated by Sea World Helicopters, collided at about 2pm AEST.
Witnesses who were waiting in a queue for their own helicopter ride filmed the tragedy, with the phone footage likely to help air crash investigators as they probe what led to the mid-air collision. One of the victims has been named as Sea World's chief pilot Ashley Jenkinson, 9News Queensland reporter Nick Kelly says.People have taken to social media to post memories of him.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese posted a message of condolences to the victims.
Speaking about 4.30pm yesterday, Worrell said the critical patients had only just arrived at hospital."One airframe has the windscreen removed and it's landed safely on the island," Worrell said."Members of the public and police tried to remove the people and they commenced first aid and to try and get those people to safety out of the airframe that was upside down.
The critically injured people were suffering from "multi-system trauma, which means that there was a lot of impact to the body". "Transport safety investigators with experience in helicopter operations, maintenance and survivability engineering are deploying from the ATSB's Brisbane and Canberra offices and are expected to begin arriving at the accident site from Monday afternoon," the ATSB said in a statement.
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