Privately owned Cessna 208 Caravan 675 plane was carrying seven people when it crashed off Western Australia coast
Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast
A frantic search is under way for three people who went missing after a seaplane crashed near Western Australia’s popular tourist destination Rottnest Island with seven people on board.
The privately owned Cessna 208 Caravan 675 seaplane is believed to have struck a small limestone outcrop called Phillip Rock while taking off from Rottnest Island, off the coast of Perth, at about 4pm local time on Tuesday.
About Author
More Stories
Chinese e-commerce exports plummet in face of tariffs, despite rise in sales to EU
Coalition says budget would be $10bn better off than under Labor in election policy costings preview
Equinor may take legal action after Trump administration halted US windfarm plan