Aircraft accident Swiss woman dies in seaplane crash in Australia
The Australian television stations ABC, Channel 7 and Channel 9 report on the crash of a seaplane carrying tourists off Rottnest Island in Western Australia. Three people were killed, including a Swiss woman.
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Rescue workers are working to help the survivors of the plane crash off Rottnest Island in Western Australia, some of whom are seriously injured.
Image: Keystone
The Australian television stations ABC, Channel 7 and Channel 9 report on the crash of a seaplane carrying tourists off Rottnest Island in Western Australia. Three people were killed, including a Swiss woman.
Image: Keystone
Rescue workers are working to help the survivors of the plane crash off Rottnest Island in Western Australia, some of whom are seriously injured.
Image: Keystone
A Swiss woman has died in the crash of a seaplane carrying tourists off the coast of Western Australia. The Swiss Foreign Ministry confirmed the death.
08.01.2025, 06:11
08.01.2025, 10:01
SDA
Another Swiss national was slightly injured in the crash and was hospitalized, as the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) wrote on Wednesday at the request of Keystone-SDA. He has since been discharged from hospital.
The Swiss representation in Sydney is providing him with consular protection and is in contact with the local authorities. For reasons of data and privacy protection, no further details will be provided, the FDFA added.
The accident occurred on Tuesday afternoon (local time) when the plane took off from Rottnest Island near the metropolis of Perth. According to the regional government, the victims are a 65-year-old Swiss woman, a 60-year-old Dane and the 34-year-old pilot.
According to the Premier of the state of Western Australia, Roger Cook, four passengers survived the crash into the sea, including a man from Switzerland and a woman from Denmark. Three of them are said to be seriously injured and were treated in hospital.
Numerous boats in the area immediately rushed to the scene of the accident to help the victims. They had risked their own safety to help complete strangers who were in urgent need, Cook emphasized.
Hours of searching in the sea
After the accident, police divers spent hours searching the water for three of the seven passengers who were initially missing. They were discovered during the night, but could only be recovered dead. The authorities are investigating what exactly happened. The survivors are to be questioned later by investigators about the course of the accident.
According to the Australian news agency AAP, the Cessna 208 Caravan had only recently been purchased by operator Swan River Seaplanes to offer sightseeing flights over Perth and Rottnest Island. The island, with its white sandy beaches and beautiful bays, is a popular vacation destination for tourists from all over the world.
