All six people on board a sea plane which crashed into a river north of Sydney, Australia, have died, police have said.
The New Year’s Eve pleasure flight plunged into the Hawkesbury River at Cowan Creek, around 15 miles north of central Sydney, after 3.15pm on Friday.
Five passengers and the plane’s pilot are believed to have died, police said, while three bodies have been recovered.
The nationalities of those on board has not been confirmed.
Officials at the scene said the craft had sunk and was submerged in 13 metres of water. Divers and the city’s marine service are helping in the recovery effort.
The flight was operated by Sydney Seaplanes, a well-known firm which has organised flights for celebrities, according to the Australian Daily Telegraph.
Acting Superintendent Michael Gorman said: “Information to date is that at approximately 3.10pm, a sea plane was flying west over the Hawkesbury River. For reasons that are not known at this stage, the plane has hit the water and it has subsequently sunk.
“We can confirm the six people on the plane are deceased.”
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