US EditionMajor rescue operation underway as plane crashes off Rottnest Island
- A seaplane crash off Rottnest Island has left three people seriously injured and three others unaccounted for, with one person rescued without injury.
- The privately owned aircraft crashed into the water after hitting a large rock near Thomson Bay at 4 PM AWST, according to WA Police.
- The Australian Transportation Safety Bureau is gathering information on the crash and may investigate, as the plane was brand new and had just arrived in Perth.
- WA Police Commissioner Col Blanch reassured the community, stating, 'We have significant resources on scene, and we are doing everything that we can.
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Three dead and four survivors after the seafall of a seaplane in Australia
A small seaplane carrying European tourists fell off the west coast of Australia, killing two passengers and the pilot, as reported by the country’s authorities on Wednesday. Specifically, the aircraft crashed on Tuesday night just after taking off from Rottnest Island, a tourist attraction famous for the presence of friendly marsupials called quokkas. West Australian state leader Roger Cook pointed out that three people died and four others sur…
Deaths in seaplane crash in Australia
Three people died when a seaplane carrying tourists crashed off the coast of Western Australia. Four people survived the accident. Three of them are seriously injured and are being treated in hospital, three more are missing. The accident occurred on Tuesday afternoon (local time) during takeoff on Rottnest Island near the city of Perth. The victims are a 65-year-old Swiss woman, a 60-year-old Dane and the 34-year-old pilot.Boats rushed to helpN…
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