Rottnest Island seaplane crash investigators to scour electronic devices for clues from flight’s final seconds

The crash, which killed three people, including pilot James Wong, occurred off the Western Australian coast

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Investigators estimate it will take months to understand the cause of a seaplane crash off the Western Australian coast that killed three people and injured three others.

The aircraft carrying seven people is believed to have struck a small limestone outcrop near the popular holiday spot Rottnest Island, west of Perth, about 4pm on Tuesday.

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