Four dead in light plane crash off Australia's east coast


MELBOURNE (Reuters) - A light plane crashed into waters off Australia's east coast on Sunday morning, killing all four people on board including two children, police said.

The 69-year-old male pilot had taken the three passengers on a joy ride, police said. The plane went down into a wetland area northeast of Brisbane shortly after taking off.

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