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Deadly Seaworld helicopter crash could have been prevented: Report

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) NO ARCHIVING Credit: AAPIMAGE

Australia's aviation regulator has found that a deadly helicopter crash on Queensland's Gold Coast in 2023 was preventable. Four people died when two Sea World helicopters collided above the Gold Coast Broadwater during the peak of the busy summer holiday season.


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