An Australian boy wakes up from a coma after a helicopter crash

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A 10-year-old Australian boy who was seriously injured two weeks ago - when two helicopters collided, in an accident that killed four people - has woken up from a coma in hospital and held his father's hand, his family priest says.

The boy, Nicholas Tadros, is still at Queensland Children's Hospital in Brisbane, where medical staff described his condition today as "critical but stable".

Vanessa Tadros, 36, the mother of the child, died in the accident that witnessed the collision of the two helicopters belonging to the “Sea World” amusement park, and they were taking recreational trips on the second of January, in the tourist city of the Gold Coast, 80 kilometers south of Brisbane.

The mother was buried today after a funeral was held near the family home in western Sydney.

Father Suresh Kumar, one of the priests who conducted the funeral, posted via social media a message today saying that the son has been “off life support for a few days now and his body has responded very well.”

"They lowered (the dose of) the anesthetic at times to see if he would respond, and he woke up and was able to answer some questions with a nod or a shake of the head," he added.

"He also managed to hold his father's hand," Kumar said, referring to Simon Tadros, the boy's father, who the priest said was the source of the information.

The priest said Nicholas remains on a ventilator to support his breathing, and is scheduled to undergo further surgeries.

In addition to Nicholas' mother, the British couple Ron Hughes and Diane Hughes, and the pilot of the plane, Ashley Jenkinson, were killed in the collision, which the Australian Transport Safety Bureau is investigating to find out its circumstances.

As for the rest of the victims who remained in the hospital, they are a mother (33 years old) and her son (9 years old), and their health conditions are stable, according to hospital reports.

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