Three people are missing and four others have been taken to hospital after a seaplane crashed near a West Australian tourism hotspot.

Water Police and several private boats rushed to the scene after the privately owned aircraft crashed into waters near Thompson Bay shortly after...

Water Police and several private boats rushed to the scene after the privately owned aircraft crashed into waters near Thompson Bay shortly after...

Water Police and several private boats rushed to the scene after the privately owned aircraft crashed into waters near Thompson Bay shortly after...

Four people were pulled from the water – three with serious injuries – but the search goes on for three other people on board

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

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

Parts of a badly damaged seaplane that crashed off Rottnest Island have been recovered by police as the search continues for three missing people.

Roger Cook is being briefed on the search and rescue effort after a seaplane crashed into the ocean off Rottnest Island.

Three people were seriously injured and several others were still unaccounted for after a seaplane crash near a world-famous holiday island.