DREAMWORLD CHOPPER COMES CRASHING DOWN

In Dreamworld, your world can come crashing down on you, literally, if engine failure turns a fun ride into a wild ride in a chopper. On Wednesday, a Dreamworld helicopter crashed with 4 passengers ( 2 Malaysians and 2 Taiwanese) and a Japanese pilot, Mr Mitsumi Sato.

THE Australian Transport Safety Bureau yesterday launched an investigation into the copter crash as two of the victims continued to recover in hospital. Meanwhile, the boss of the pilot who is widely being hailed a hero for his efforts ensuring nobody was killed or seriously injured in the dramatic incident, said his 'humble' employee was 'only doing his job'. Experienced pilot Mutsumi Sato was widely praised for his role in averting a major disaster when the Bell Jet Ranger 206 helicopter he was flying lost power on its way back to the theme park from a joyflight. Mr Sato and his four passengers -- two male and two female tourists from Taiwan and Malaysia -- sustained only minor injuries as the helicopter crash-landed on its side in a vacant section of carpark. No one else was injured.