Elmarie Steenberg and Marle Swart were visiting the Gold Coast on January 2 when the two Eurocopter EC130s collided over the theme park after 2pm. Confronting images show the aftermath of the crash.
New photos of the blood-soaked New Zealand tourists who survived the Sea World helicopter crash have emerged on Sunday, as they prepare to return home to their families in Auckland.
It should have been the holiday of a lifetime, but little did four New Zealanders and nine other travellers know that a five-minute joy ride on Australia's Gold Coast would soon become an unforgettable day of loss and tragedy.