Four people were pulled from the water – three with serious injuries – but the search goes on for three other people on board

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Four people have been pulled from the water – but three are still missing – after a privately owned plane crashed into the sea off Western Australia’s popular tourist site Rottnest Island.

Rescue efforts – led by police and emergency services crews, but also involving civilian vessels - was still under way on Tuesday evening.