Sea plane crashes in Australia.
Melbourne: A seaplane has crashed near a tourist island in Australia. Officials said on Wednesday that three people were seriously injured and three others were missing. Police said the crash occurred during takeoff from Rottnest Island on Tuesday afternoon. Only one of the seven people on board the Cessna 208 Caravan was rescued safely after the accident, who was not injured.
It is being told that this aircraft, owned by Swan River Seaplane, met with the accident while returning to its base in Perth, the capital of Western Australia state, 30 kilometers east of Rottnest Island. Australia’s Transport Safety Bureau and aviation accident investigators said specialist investigators were being sent to the scene.
accident during take-off
The floatplane hit the water during take-off, the bureau’s chief commissioner Angus Mitchell said in a statement on Wednesday.” Tourist Greg Quinn, who was on holiday at Rottnest, said he saw the plane crash. Quinn told Australian Broadcasting Corp, “We were watching the seaplane take off and as it was about to land on the water, it turned over and crashed,” he added, adding, “Many people were in the water on their boats.” And I think they got there really, really quickly.”
PM Albanese expressed grief
Officials said the three injured people were taken to Perth Hospital in a serious but stable condition. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese described the accident as “terrible news”. “All Australians will have seen these images as soon as they woke up this morning,” Albanese told ABC television. “My condolences to everyone involved. (AP)
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