A Geelong West woman and her nine-year-old son are in hospital following a helicopter crash on the Gold Coast.
Queensland Police said the woman, 33, was in a critical but stable condition at Gold Coast University Hospital while the boy was in a stable condition at Queensland Children’s Hospital in Brisbane.
Two helicopters collided in the air on the Gold Coast on Monday January 2.
The crash left four people dead.
Police said that initial investigations indicate the crash occurred about 2pm when one helicopter was landing and another was taking off near Sea world Drive in Main Beach.
One of the helicopters managed to successfully land on a sandbank.
The aircraft which crashed had seven occupants, including the Geelong West woman and her son.
The pilot and three passengers died at the scene, including a 57-year-old woman and a 65-year-old man both from the United Kingdom, and a 36-year-old Glenmore Park, New South Wales woman.
A 10-year-old boy also from Glenmore Park sustained critical injuries and was taken to the Gold Coast University Hospital where he remains in a critical condition.
