Major rescue operation underway as plane crashes off Rottnest Island | ABC News

Three people have been seriously injured in a seaplane crash off Rottnest Island, a popular tourist destination east of Perth. Another three people on board the plane are still unaccounted for, and a seventh person was rescued without injury. Police say a privately owned aircraft crashed into the water after hitting a large rock near Thomson Bay at 4pm AWST. Reporter Briana Shepherd joined from Perth.
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