Swiss Tourist Among Fatalities in Australian Light Aircraft Crash

Three dead including Swiss national in Rottnest Island plane accident, with additional Swiss citizen among survivors

A light aircraft crashed during take-off from Rottnest Island near Perth, Australia
Three people died including a 65-year-old Swiss woman and a 60-year-old Dane
The 34-year-old pilot also perished in the crash
Four passengers survived, including a Swiss man and a Danish woman
The aircraft was a Cessna 208 Caravan recently acquired by Swan River Seaplanes

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"They risked their own safety to help total strangers who were in urgent need"
— Roger Cook, Premier of Western Australia

Tragic Crash Claims Three Lives

A light aircraft crashed during take-off from Rottnest Island near Perth, Australia
Three people died including a 65-year-old Swiss woman and a 60-year-old Dane
The 34-year-old pilot also perished in the crash
Four passengers survived, including a Swiss man and a Danish woman
The aircraft was a Cessna 208 Caravan recently acquired by Swan River Seaplanes

Total fatalities

Number of survivors

Total passengers and crew

"They risked their own safety to help total strangers who were in urgent need"
— Roger Cook, Premier of Western Australia