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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Eden Gillespie

Aviation expert says quick-turnaround helicopter rides may be reconsidered after Gold Coast crash

Two helicopters are seen following a collision near Sea World on Monday.
Four people died after two helicopters collided near Sea World on the Gold Coast on Monday. Photograph: Dave Hunt/AAP

Investigators will likely examine the number of helicopter joyrides operating at Sea World after a mid-air collision killed four people, an expert says.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is investigating the cause of the crash which occurred when one helicopter was landing and the other had taken off at the Gold Coast theme park on Monday afternoon.

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