At least three people were killed after a small seaplane crashed during take-off from an Australian tourist island. The Cessna 208 Caravan plane crashed on Tuesday while leaving Rottnest Island, which is famous for its friendly marsupials called quokkas.

Three people have died after a seaplane crashed near a popular Australian holiday island, Western Australia Premier Roger Cook said on Wednesday. Seven people were onboard the plane when it crashed during take-off near Rottnest Island,

A seaplane crashed during takeoff from an Australian tourist island, killing three people and injuring three others

Three people are dead and a further four are injured after a seaplane crashed off Western Australia's Rottnest Island.

SYDNEY - Three people are missing and three more have been hospitalised with serious injuries after a seaplane crashed off the coast of Western Australia (WA), reported Xinhua. WA Police said on Tuesday night that the privately owned plane crashed into the water after hitting a large rock near Rottnest Island,

The bodies of three people have been recovered off Rottnest Island in Western Australia. A sea plane carrying six passengers and a single pilot crashed while attempting to take off from the island's Thompson Bay yesterday afternoon.

Three people who were unaccounted for after a seaplane crash at a holiday island have been found dead inside the wreckage.