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Authorities have recovered the wreckage of a four-wheel drive after it plunged over a steep cliff at a remote WA beach, killing Matthew Farr and Louis Eeles, and seriously injuring a third.

Wreckage of the four-wheel-drive, which was driven off a steep cliff at a remote beach in the early hours of Sunday morning, will be closely examined by police.

Two men have died at a remote beach in Western Australia's Midwest region after a car was driven off a cliff in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Experts say humpback whales use their pectoral fins to slap the surface of the water is most likely a way of communication, but could also be a way of getting rid of dead skin cells.

Despite record government funding, hundreds of Western Australia's Midwest and Wheatbelt residents are still trying to put their lives back together after last year's devastating tropical Cyclone Seroja destroyed homes and livelihoods.

Residents in Horrocks have recorded more than 110 hours without power since Boxing Day.

The location of a convict-era whaling operation near Port Gregory needs better protection from development and souvenir hunters, researchers say.

Camping will be restricted at popular Mid West destination Lucky Bay, under proposed changes by Northampton Shire Council.

Western Power has linked a dead sheep's head to a power outage that affected about 2,00 properties in mid-west Western Australia.

The state's Easter road toll has risen to three after an off-road crash north of Geraldton was re-evaluated.

A man has been flown to Royal Perth Hospital with serious injuries after a car crash in Western Australia's wheatbelt.