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A survivor of the Sea World helicopter tragedy has described the terrifying moment two choppers collided and killed four people.
Elmarie Steenberg, a New Zealand tourist, was one of nine passengers who survived the tragic crash on the Gold Coast on January 2.
Vanessa Tadros, 36, British newlyweds Ron Hughes, 65, and wife Diane, 57, and chief pilot Ash Jenkinson, 40, were not so fortunate and died.
Ms Steenberg has opened up on the horrifying moment she felt like she was going to die with her explosive account to be aired on 60 Minutes on Sunday night.
Elmarie Steenberg (right) closed her eyes before the fatal impact of the two choppers colliding. When she opened them the first thing she saw was her friend Marle Swart covered in blood
Ms Steenberg (left) and Ms Swart (right) needed surgery to remove thousands of shards of glass and carbon fibre shattered and that lodged in their skin
She remembered looking down and seeing another helicopter underneath the one carrying her.
Ms Steenberg was riding in the helicopter with her husband Riaan and Kiwi couple Edward and Marle Stewart.
She said she braced herself and prayed to God to 'please help us' before the helicopters collided and a loud
