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Ryan Fahey

UNCOVERED: Australia helicopter crash friends hearts ache after hero brit pilot dies | History Defined

Heartbroken friends have shared touching tributes to a British dad who was tragically killed when the helicopter he was piloting crashed into the sands of the Gold Coast in Australia.

Ashley "Ash" Jenkinson, 40, who had only recently become a father, died alongside three of his passengers - including newlyweds Diane and Ron Hughes, 57 and 65, who were on a once-in-a-lifetime trip Down Under.

Mum Vanessa Tadros, 36, from New South Wales, also died but her 10-year-old Nicholas son survived. He was rushed to hospital in critical condition, where his devastated dad remains by his bedside.

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