Sea World helicopter crash victim Nicholas Tadros receives another devastating diagnosis

A boy who miraculously survived the Sea World helicopter crash is now on the verge of losing his leg below the knee, his heartbroken father has revealed.

Nicholas Tadros, 10, broke nearly every bone in his body after two helicopters collided in midair before plummeting onto a sandbank at the Gold Coast theme park on January 2.

The 10-year-old boy has been receiving treatment at Queensland Children’s Hospital since the accident that killed his mother, Vanessa Tadros, 36, and three other people.

His father, Simon Tadros, previously said that Nicholas had lost his right foot.

However, on Saturday, he revealed that the 10-year-old will have his right leg amputated just below the knee on Monday.

“Nicholas is being brave, but he is scared and nervous,” Tadros told the Courier Mail.

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

The Sea World helicopter crash, which left Nicholas in a coma, killed his mother Vanessa Tadros, 36, along with three other people on January 2.

Vanessa Tadros (right) was among the four people who died when the helicopter crashed. Her son Nicholas (left) was seriously injured and faces losing his right leg just below the knee.

Since then, Nicholas 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 young man woke up from his coma and has been recovering in hospital after the accident. He has received a great deal of support from friends and family.

Nicholas was on the doomed joy flight that collided with another helicopter in the air before plummeting onto a sandbar on the Gold Coast on January 2.

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.

It then plummeted onto a sandbar, killing Vanessa, British newlyweds Ron, 65, and Diane Hughes, 57, and pilot Ashley Jenkinson, 40.

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.

Mr Tadros (left with his wife Vanessa and son Nicholas) said life has been a “daily struggle” as he stands by his son’s hospital bedside every day and cries for his wife.

Nicholas, who is a martial arts enthusiast, received video messages from students and teachers in his karate class wishing him well and to “keep up your spirits.”

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.