A privately owned seaplane crashed off the coast of Rottnest Island in Western Australia, resulting in four rescues and three people still missing. The incident occurred near Rottnest's main swimming area, prompting a large-scale rescue operation involving water police and civilian vessels.
Four people have been pulled from the water, but three are still missing after a privately owned plane crashed into the sea off Western Australia's popular tourist site Rottnest Island . Rescue efforts, led by police and emergency services crews, but also involving civilian vessels, were still under way on Tuesday evening. Police confirmed the seaplane was carrying seven people, including the pilot.
Three people were pulled from the water suffering serious injuries, a fourth was rescued uninjured. But three people remained missing, several hours after the plane went down at 4pm local time. The seaplane crashed near Rottnest’s main swimming area prompting a rescue operation involving water police and civilian vessels. “It appears the plane has hit Phillip Rock at the entrance to Thomson Bay,” WA police commissioner Col Blanch said on Tuesday evening. “Water police and a number of civilian vessels provided immediate aid in an attempt to assist in the rescue. This is very much an unfolding incident, and we are working to ascertain the details.” Blanch said police had deployed “significant resources” to the scene but details of the crash remained uncertain. “There have been a number of members of the public who did not hesitate to assist and I thank them for their efforts.” Greg Quin told ABC radio in Perth the plane crashed moments after taking off from the bay, reaching only about three metres above the water before suddenly descending. “We were watching the sea plane take off and just as it was beginning to get off the water, it just tipped over and it crashed,” he said. “A lot of people in the water on their boats rushed to the scene and I think got there really, really quickly which was just amazing. Rottnest Island, also known as Wadjemup, is located about 20 kilometres off the coast from the WA capital, Perth
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