Overview
- The aircraft went down in shallow, mangrove-lined waters at Fisherman Bend in Roebuck Bay at about 11:25am local time.
- St John WA said a man in his 40s was taken to Broome Hospital with a non-life-threatening head injury, with others assessed at the scene.
- Police reported two pilots and five passengers on board, though ABC reported an understanding of four occupants and paramedics initially prepared to treat seven.
- Police, Marine Rescue, St John WA and DFES mounted a large response, with at least one person seen being winched from the wreckage by helicopter.
- The Australian Transport Safety Bureau is gathering information on an accident involving a Cessna 441 after witnesses saw the plane flying low and dipping before the crash.