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THE pilot of a helicopter that crashed in the car park of Dreamworld theme park on the Gold Coast is being hailed as a hero.
Sato Mutsumi steered the stricken aircraft to an empty part of the car park after it developed problems while on a joy flight at 4pm.
Mutsumi and the four passengers - two men and two women, all believed to be Asian tourists - escaped serious injury.
Witnesses said the chopper was over the crowded park when it got into trouble but the pilot steered it clear of the rides and the park grounds, heading towards a helipad at the western end of the car park.
The chopper landed heavily but upright, then rolled onto its left side, with the tail section breaking away on impact.
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