Graphic photos show survivors of a doomed Sea World helicopter crash holding hands and crying in the cockpit while covered in blood - just moments after the mid-air collision killed a pilot and three tourists. Three other passengers who were rushed to hospital in serious conditions included Vanessa's son Nicholas Tadros, 10, and Leon de Silva, 9. The confronting images, released by Steenberg and Swart families, showed the aftermath of the crash - when pilot Michael James managed to land on a sandbank in Southport Broadwater. Survivors of the Sea World helicopter crash Winnie de Silva and her son Leon. The De Silva family, including Winnie's husband Neil, had decided to splurge on the helicopter ride during their holiday from Geelong West, in Victoria.

Source: The Nation January 08, 2023 08:05 UTC