2 kids among 4 killed as aircraft crashes off Brisbane coast in Australia

Two adults and two children died after a light plane crashed off the coast of the Australian city of Brisbane, police said Sunday.

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.