Huge blow for young boy who survived Sea World helicopter crash

Young boy who survived Sea World helicopter crash suffers another devastating blow after the crash killed his mother – as doctors are forced to amputate his right leg

The brave boy who survived the SeaWorld helicopter crash that claimed his mother’s life has had his right leg amputated after doctors were unable to save it.

Nicholas Tadros, 10, has been fighting for his life in Queensland Children’s Hospital after the SeaWorld helicopter he was in collided with another chopper mid-air before plummeting onto a sandbank in the Gold Coast on January 2.

The tragic incident killed four people in the chopper, including Nicholas’s mother Vanessa Tadros, 36, UK newlyweds Ron and Diane Hughes and pilot Ash Jenkinson, 40.

Nicholas’s father, Simon Tadros, who has been by his son’s bedside every day since, revealed that his son was forced to have his right leg amputated.

Mr Tadros told The Courier Mail that his son was scheduled to have surgery to remove his leg on Monday.

SeaWorld crash survivor Nicholas Tadros (pictured left with his father Simon Tadros), 10, has had his right leg amputated on Monday

‘Nicholas is being brave but is scared and nervous,’ he said. 

‘I just ask everyone to pray for my son and that all goes well.’

News of the surgery was confirmed by the family’s church, St John the Beloved Church at Mount Druitt, on social media.

‘Nicholas Tadros has had his surgery and it went well. Unfortunately, he has had to amputate his right leg from the knee down,’ the church said in a post.

‘Doctors are happy with his progress. All we ask is that everyone keep him in their prayers as he continues to recover.’

Nicholas broke almost every bone in his body after the accident and was left in a coma in hospital.

He has since awoken and remains in a stable condition, but his road to recovery remains long.

Mr Tadros has remained by his son’s side throughout the harrowing ordeal and previously revealed the full extent of his injuries. 

‘He broke nearly everything from top to bottom, you know, his arms, his legs, his sternum, his hips, his thighs, his legs, his arms, ribs, lungs collapsing,’ he told A Current Affair.

‘The only thing I think he didn’t really break was his right arm. How he survived is a miracle.’

The young boy has woken from his coma and has been recovering in hospital after the crash. He has received an outpouring of support from friends and family

Nicholas was on the doomed joy flight that collided with another chopper mid-air before plummeting onto a sandbank in the Gold Coast on January 2 

Mr Tadros also shared his last moment with Vanessa and Nicholas before the doomed aircraft took off. 

‘I just gave them both a hug and a kiss and I said, ‘Enjoy it…have fun,’ he said.

‘I’ll see you when you get back down’.’

The doting father said he didn’t join the pair because of his fear of heights. 

Minutes later, Mr Tadros recalled hearing a ‘big bang’ and could only watch on in horror as the aircraft collided with another helicopter in mid-air. 

Mr Tadros recalled the moment detectives informed him of the horror news.

‘Those were the worst words I’ve ever heard in my life,’ he said.

‘I was terrified. I lost my wife. To lose my son as well, that’s my whole life ripped apart, that’s everyone gone.’

Mr Tadros said his son Nicholas was ‘keeping his spirits’ despite ‘still struggling on a day-to-day basis’.

‘He’s trying to comprehend still what really happened to him,’ he said.

Mr Tadros explained that it was a ‘daily struggle’ grieving for his wife and seeing his son in hospital but said the least he could do was be there for Nicholas. 

Mr Tadros (left with his wife Vanessa and son Nicholas) said life has been a ‘daily struggle’ as he stays by his son’s hospital bed every day and grieves for his wife

Nicholas, who is a martial arts enthusiast, has been sent video messages from students and teachers from his karate class wishing him well and to ‘keep his spirits up’

He added that his son is a survivor who refuses to ‘give up’. 

Nicholas has received an outpouring of support from friends, family and especially from his karate gym in Western Sydney.

Queensland Police and the Australian Transport Safety Bureau are examining the crash but a final verdict on what caused it isn’t expected until 2024.

SeaWorld Helicopters has suspended flights while investigations take place.

A GoFundMe for Nicholas has been set up by his karate teacher, Mr Nasr. You can donate here. 

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