James Wong, 34, and two foreign tourists — a 65-year-old Swiss woman and a 60-year-old Danish man, who were both on holiday with their respective partners — died when the Cessna 208 Caravan plunged nose-first into the water near Thomson Bay at Rottnest Island about 4pm.

Wong, who died alongside two tourists in the crash, has been described as a “deeply cherished” and “dedicated pilot”. “We are heartbroken by the tragic loss of James, a talented and dedicated pilot who was an integral

Investigators are picking over the wreck of the sea plane that crashed during takeoff at Western Australia’s Rottnest Island on Tuesday, killing three people.