Sea World
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| Address | Seaworld Dr, Main Beach QLD 4217, Australia |
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| Opened | October 30, 1971 |
| Hours | Open ⋅ Closes 5PM |
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| ID | 2315274 |
About Sea World
Sea World is a marine mammal park, oceanarium, and theme park located on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. It includes rides, animal exhibits and other attractions, and it promotes conservation through education and the rescue and rehabilitation of sick, injured or orphaned wildlife.
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Dolphin spotters shaken by Ceredigion porpoise killing
... A lot of that is coming from places like Sea World where its a caged, captured animal, not the real beast, " he said...
How Canadian walrus Smooshi ended up in Abu Dhabi
... Both Smooshi and Kayuk have since been shipped to a Sea World park in the Arabian gulf - a brand new facility in Abu Dhabi, set to open its doors on 23 May...
Australia helicopter collision: Pilot did not hear radio call, interim report says
... The helicopters were being used for short sightseeing trips by Sea World Helicopters...
Australia helicopter crash: Couple were on post-Covid visit, family say
... Officials have said the fatal crash near the Sea World resort and collided with another aircraft that was landing...
Australia helicopter collision: Passenger tapped pilot before crash, footage shows
... The footage - obtained by Australia s 7 News - was filmed on board a Sea World sightseeing helicopter that was descending on the Gold Coast on Monday afternoon...
Australia helicopter collision: Father seeks prayers for 10-year-old fighting for life
... He witnessed the collision between two Sea World sightseeing helicopters on Monday, which killed his 36-year-old wife Vanessa and three others...
Australia helicopter collision: Couple killed in crash named
... The cause of the crash, which happened near the Sea World resort about 80km (50 miles) southeast of Brisbane, is not yet known...
Australia helicopter collision could have seen many more deaths, officials say
... A British couple and two Australians died in the crash on Monday near Sea World on Queensland s Gold Coast...
Australia helicopter collision: Couple killed in crash named
The British victims of a mid-air collision between two helicopters on Australia's Gold Coast have been named.
Diane Hughes, 57, and her 65-year-old husband Ron were from Liverpool and had only got married Last Year . They were On Holiday , Queensland Police said.
The Pilot and another passenger also died in Monday's crash, which from a sandbar and The Other was landing.
Three others, including Two Children , were badly injured and are in hospital.
The Cause of The Crash , which happened near the Sea World resort about 80km (50 miles) southeast of Brisbane, is Not Yet known.
Officials say it happened less than 20 seconds after one of The Helicopters had taken off.
All those killed and critically injured were in the ascending helicopter, which crashed within seconds after its main rotor blade struck The Cockpit of The Other aircraft, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) said.
The Second helicopter landed upright on the sandbank. Five of the six people on board suffered minor injuries.
The Landing was a " remarkable achievement" given the helicopter was damaged " where The Pilot was sitting" said air safety commissioner Angus Mitchell.
" We Are very fortunate that we're not standing here with far more deaths. "
'Loud bang'Footage from The Scene showed wreckage strewn across the area.
One eyewitness has said he heard " a loud bang" and saw " pieces of shrapnel flying everywhere".
The ATSB said it would conduct interviews and meticulously scour The Helicopters , crash scene, footage, and other evidence before establishing what had caused The Crash .
It called on eyewitnesses to come forward.
Police said boat operators had rushed to help after The Crash at about 14:00 local time (04:00 GMT), including by giving CPR.
Rescue teams faced challenges accessing the sandbank and later securing evidence amid tidal changes, officials said.
The ATSB's preliminary report is due in six to eight weeks.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the country had been left shocked by the " terrible and tragic incident".
The Gold Coast is a popular Holiday Destination and hundreds of people are likely to have seen The Accident .
Source of news: bbc.com
