According to ABC News Australia, they will also thoroughly examine flight tracking data and maintenance data while also conducting interviews with witnesses who were at the scene. Those who were at the scene when the crash occurred have described the incident as shocking,

A seaplane crashed during takeoff from an Australian tourist island, killing three people including Swiss and Danish tourists and injuring three others.

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

A seaplane crash has claimed the lives of two overseas tourists and the pilot as it attempted to take off from Rottnest Island off the coast of Perth. Three other passengers were pulled to safety from the wreckage by people on nearby boats.

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,