Australia helicopter collision: Father seeks prayers for 10-year-old fighting for life

The hubby of a pistillate killed successful a chopper clang connected Australia's Gold Coast, has sought prayers for their son, who is warring for his life.

"I inquire everyone to commune for the small man. He is connected beingness enactment successful a captious condition," Simon Tadros said.

He witnessed the collision betwixt 2 Sea World sightseeing helicopters connected Monday, which killed his 36-year-old woman Vanessa and 3 others.

Three people, including their 10-year-old lad Nicholas, are successful hospital.

"May God propulsion him backmost with maine and marque a bully recovery," Mr Tadros added successful his station connected Facebook.

An online crowdfunder started by Ms Tadros' person Rochelle Fajloun described Ms Tadros arsenic a "much-loved and highly respected mother".

"We are praying for a occurrence that our Nicky... tin beryllium brought backmost to his grief stricken begetter Simon," Ms Fajloun wrote connected the page.

About AU$15,000 ($10,200; £8,500) has been raised truthful far.

In a abstracted station connected Ms Tadros' concern page, Mr Tadros said his "beautiful woman and parent to my son" had been killed successful the accident.

All those killed and severely injured were successful the ascending helicopter, which collided with different chopper that was landing little than 20 seconds aft taking disconnected from a sandbar.

The different victims included British mates Diane Hughes, 57, and her 65-year-old hubby Ron.

The 4th fatality was 40-year-old Ashley Jenkinson, an experienced Sea World Helicopters aviator who lived successful the area. The Brisbane Times reported helium was primitively from England.

Five of the six radical connected committee the descending chopper suffered insignificant injuries.