Sea World helicopter crash: Boy suffers another devastating blow after the crash killed his mother 

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

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

The tragic incident killed four people on the helicopter, 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 at his son’s bedside every day since, revealed that his son was forced to have his right leg amputated.

Mr. Tadros said the courier mail that her son was scheduled to have surgery to remove his leg on Monday.

“Nicholas is being brave, but he is scared and nervous,” he said.

“I just ask everyone to pray for my son and that everything goes well.”

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

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

‘The doctors are happy with his progress. All we ask is that everyone keep him in his prayers as he continues to recover.”

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

Since then he has woken up and remains stable, but his road to recovery remains a long one.

Mr Tadros remained by his son’s side during the ordeal and previously disclosed the full extent of his injuries.

“She broke almost everything, from top to bottom, you know, her arms, her legs, her sternum, her hips, her thighs, her legs, her arms, her ribs, her lungs collapsed,” he told A Current Affair.

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

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

“I just gave them a hug and a kiss and said, ‘Enjoy… have fun,'” he said.

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

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

Minutes later, Mr. Tadros recalled hearing a “big bang” and could only watch in horror as the aircraft collided with another helicopter in the air.

Tadros remembered the moment when the detectives had informed him of the terrible news.

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

‘I was terrified. I lost my wife. Losing my son too, that’s my whole life shattered, they’re all gone.

Tadros said his son Nicholas was “keeping his spirits up” despite “still struggling day by day”.

“He’s still trying to understand what really happened to him,” he said.

Mr Tadros explained that it was a “daily struggle” to grieve for his wife and see his son in hospital, but said the least he could do was be there for Nicholas.

She added that her son is a survivor who refuses to “give up.”

Nicholas has received a tremendous amount of support from friends, family and especially his karate gym in Western Sydney.

Queensland Police and the Australian Transport Safety Office are looking into the crash, but a final verdict on what caused it is not expected until 2024.

SeaWorld Helicopters has suspended flights while investigations are carried out.

His karate teacher, Mr. Nasr, has set up a GoFundMe for Nicholas. you can donate here.