A plane has crashed into the ocean at City Beach in Perth – with the pilot and passenger then remarkably swimming to safety.
Police were on the scene after responding to a report of a small aircraft crashing into the water around 3.30pm local time.
It has since been confirmed the aircraft was a small plane, which encountered engine troubles.
Both the pilot and passenger were then forced to manoeuvre the plane into the ocean.
The pair were able to safely exit the aircraft and swim to shore, which was 20 metres away.
After encountering engine trouble, the pilot had to manoeuvre the plane into the ocean at City Beach in Perth (pictured)
With temperatures in Perth above 30 degrees, the incident was witnessed by dozens of beachgoers on Saturday
The initial response to the incident at City Beach in Perth included multiple police units on the ground, Water Police (vessel) and Police Air Wing.
The crash was witnessed by many beachgoers, who were out enjoying the 31 degree temperatures in the West.
The initial response to the incident included multiple police units on the ground, Water Police (vessel) and Police Air Wing.
WA Police Inspector Vic Hussey said the two men had been roughly 20 to 30 minutes into a hobby flight from Jandakot Airport when the pilot reported engine troubles.
‘He’d flown north across the coast, he just said to me he was looking for a safe spot to land and the safest spot he could work out was the ocean so that’s where he’s landed,’ Inspector Hussey said.
He also commended the efforts of the pilot and those who heroically went to help amid the choppy conditions.
Inspector Hussey added the pair are ‘all good’ and ‘should go and buy a lottery ticket.’
City Beach is located just 10km from Perth’s CBD.
Source: Daily Mail
