Tourist plane crashes into the sea, four victims

A small tourist plane crashed into the sea in Australia, four people died.

For reasons still to be clarified, the aircraft - which had just taken off - ended up in the water off the coast of Redcliffe, in the state of Queensland. After the rescue was triggered, the police divers arrived on the spot but recovered four lifeless bodies: those of the 69-year-old pilot, a passenger and two children.

(Unioneonline / ss)