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Three dead in light plane crash in Victoria, Australia | |
(35 minutes later) | |
At least three people were killed when a small plane crashed into water south of Melbourne in Australia, say police. | |
The six-seater plane came down off Barwon Heads on Victoria's Bellarine Peninsula, about 25km (15 miles) south of Geelong. | |
The accident happened just before 12:30 local time (01:30 GMT), said Victoria Police. | |
The cause of the crash is not yet known, but weather conditions were reported to be poor. | |
The emergency services were dispatched to the area, including two air ambulances and Coast Guard boats. | |
Police later said three people had been found dead. It was not immediately clear how many people had been on board. | |
Barwon Heads is on the south coast of Victoria in one of the southernmost points of mainland Australia. | Barwon Heads is on the south coast of Victoria in one of the southernmost points of mainland Australia. |
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