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Owner of Sea World Helicopters pays tribute to pilots Ash Jenkinson and Michael James following fatal collision

The pilot who was killed in the two-helicopter collision on the Gold Coast has been remembered as a "first-class pilot, a first-class man and a wonderful father and partner" by the head of Sea World Helicopters.

Director and owner John Orr-Campbell released a statement on Thursday, paying tribute to 40-year-old chief pilot Ash Jenkinson.

Passengers in the helicopter he was flying, British couple Diane, 57 and Ronald Hughes, 65, and Vanessa Tadros, 36, were also killed in the crash. Ms Tadros's 10-year-old son remains in a critical condition.

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