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HELICOPTER COLLISION GOLD COAST

The wreckage of a helicopter is seen following a collision near Seaworld, on the Gold Coast, Monday, January 2, 2023. Four people are dead and another 13 injured after two helicopters collided before one crashed into the Broadwater on the Gold Coast. (AAP Image/Dave Hunt) Source: AAP / DAVE HUNT/AAPIMAGE

A report on the Sea World helicopter crash from a year ago has found that the pilot who died in the mid-air collision had used cocaine in the days leading up to the accident. The Australian Transportation Safety Bureau (ATSB) interim report shows that pilot Ashley Jenkinson, who died along with three others, had cocaine in his system.

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A report on the Sea World helicopter crash from a year ago has found that the pilot who died in the mid-air collision had used cocaine in the days leading up to the accident. The Australian Transportation Safety Bureau (ATSB) interim report shows that pilot Ashley Jenkinson, who died along with three others, had cocaine in his system.

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