🔴Two Britons among four dead after two helicopters collide near theme park Locals pay tribute to 'kind, generous' pilot killed in crash - who flew aid to isolated flooding victims
Two Britons are among the four people killed after two helicopters crashed near a theme park inFootage of the incident on Monday shows the moment just before the helicopters crashed in front of spectators near the Sea World theme park in Main Beach, a northern beach on the Gold Coast in Queensland, at about 2pm local time.
A Foreign Office spokesperson confirmed: “We are supporting the family of two British nationals who died in Australia and are in contact with the local authorities.” Deanie White recalled him flying over “bags of food and loo paper and nappies” via helicopter, writing on a community Facebook page: “He was a kind, generous man. If it wasn’t for Ash, those flights would never have happened. I thought he was invincible. He was humble and had a big heart.”
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