Dozens of floral tributes have been left after a couple died in a helicopter crash in Australia.
Ron and Diane Hughes, 65 and 57, from Wirral died after two helicopters crashed on the Gold Coast at around 2pm local time on Monday, January 2. Queensland Police said the crash happened at around 2pm when one helicopter was landing and another was taking off near Sea World Drive in Main Beach.
The pilot, named locally as 40-year-old Ash Jenkinson, was reported to have died at the scene alongside three passengers, Mr and Mrs Hughes and 36-year-old Vanessa Tadros from New South Wales. Ms Tadros' 10-year-old son Nicholas was taken to hospital in a critical condition as were Winnie De Silva, aged 33, and her nine-year-old son Leon, it is reported.
