Police Confirm Deaths Of All Six On Board Crashed Sea Plane

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Channel: 7Edition · 2018 · News & Politics

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In Australia, a plane crashed on the Hawkesbury River in Sydney’s north, killing all six passengers.

Police said the seaplane, which was on a wine and dine sightseeing flight, ahead of the City’s Harbour-Centred New Year’s Eve celebrations, crashed at Cowan Creek at 3.15pm local time.

All six bodies have been recovered from the crash site.

The casualties included an 11-year-old boy, the pilot and 4 British Nationals.

Their identity however, has not yet been released.

Police said they did not immediately know the cause of the crash, but were speaking with several witnesses, who were in boats, on one of the waterways’ busiest days of the year.

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