A privately owned seaplane crashed into the water near Rottnest Island, Western Australia, leaving authorities searching for an unknown number of passengers and pilots. Four people have been recovered, including two women in their 40s with serious injuries.
Authorities are searching for an unknown number of passengers and pilots after an aircraft crashed into the water off Western Australia . Police were alerted to a privately owned sea plane that plunged near Thomson Bay on Rottnest Island shortly after taking off about 4pm (7pm AEST) today. Witnesses told 9News the aircraft stalled, rocking from side to side before the left wing hit the water.
Authorities are searching for an unknown number of passengers and pilots after an aircraft crashed into the water off Western Australia. Police Commissioner Col Blanch said four people had been recovered from the water but the total number of pilots or passengers inside the plane when it crashed was still unknown. Two women in their 40s were seriously injured and were awaiting a rescue helicopter to be flown to Perth Hospital
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