Tourists among three killed in seaplane crash

An image from a video provided by Australian Broadcasting Corporation, shows part of a plane wreckage being pulled onto shore on Rottnest Island (Australian Broadcasting Corporation /AP)

Three people, including Swiss and Danish tourists, died when a seaplane crashed during take-off from an Australian tourist island, injuring three others.

Only one of the seven people aboard the Cessna 208 Caravan was rescued without injury after the crash on Tuesday afternoon on Rottnest Island, police said.