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Parts of Sea World have been cordoned off after two helicopters collided outside the theme park leaving four people dead, three fighting for their life and others injured.
Sea World on the Gold Coast took the step to stop park visitors from looking at the crash scene, as traumatised witnesses speak out about what happened.
Witness Emma Burch told Daily Mail Australia how the accident unfolded at about at around 2pm on Monday.
'From what we saw one was taking off, the other landing. They clipped each other,' she said.
'Massive bang heard right through the Broadwater tourist park then the swooshing as the one that lost control hit the water and broke apart.
'It's just awful. Everyone is in shock.'
Sea World Helicopters expressed its sympathy for those involved in the crash and said it is cooperating with the authorities to find out what happened.
A helicopters involved in a crash is seen on a sandbank just outside the Sea World theme park on the Gold Coast
It is estimated hundreds of witnesses saw the shock mid-air collision unfold.
'I heard a bang and saw smoke billowing from one of the choppers. It was smoking and wobbling to the ground,' one said.
'One person was asking whether it was part of the Sea World show.'
Local man Tor Kumpel and his wife were swimming at the nearby Broadwater estuary when he saw the helicopters crash into each other.
'I could see two helicopters. One was coming up and the other one was coming down and the back rotor collected the one coming down,' he told the Courier Mail.
Mr Kumpel said the helicopter that was taking off crashed but the helicopter above it managed to land.
'It was only one helicopter that crashed. The one that was coming up. It was horrific to see,' he added.
'The (pilot) who was in the other one landed that.'
The two helicopters involved in the collision are seen on the sandbank on the Gold Coast in Queensland
A man called John who was on holiday with his wife and toddler son on the Gold Coast phoned Melbourne's 3AW radio about the tragic scene.
'I'm at Sea World at the moment and it looks like there has been a massive crash with two helicopters,' he said.
'Basically it's all happening here at the moment, ambulances, fire trucks. I was just walking with my son and some Sea World staff were running outside.
'I didn't really know what had happened, but there was a massive bang,' he said.
Marine Rescue raced to the sandbar after two helicopters (pictured) collided on Monday
The two-helicopter crash left four people dead, three fighting for their life and others injured
John said Sea World had 'closed that
