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Sea World helicopter collision could have been 'far worse' if not for 'remarkable' landing on sand bank, authorities say

The head of the transport safety agency says a helicopter collision on the Gold Coast that killed four people could have been "far worse" as investigators begin piecing together what went wrong.

The two aircraft, operated by Sea World Helicopters, had been undertaking flights over the Broadwater at Southport when witnesses said the rotor blade of one chopper that had just taken off collided with the cockpit of another that appeared to be coming in to land.

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