Four people die in helicopter collision over Gold Coast theme park
Four people died in a mid-air helicopter collision near Sea World theme park on Australia's Gold Coast on January 2, 2023, with pilots relying mainly on visual detection in the congested airspace. Coroner testimony revealed radio communications were often disrupted by competing traffic, forcing pilots to depend on "see and avoid" tactics despite risks of collisions.
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Published 21 Jul 2026, 06:39 UTC · Updated 21 Jul 2026, 06:40 UTC
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