U.S. Coast Guard crews respond to report of plane crash west of Whidbey Island
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The U.S. Coast Guard said crews have responded to a report of a float plane that has crashed in Mutiny Bay west of Whidbey Island on Sunday.
The USCG has said eight adults and one child were aboard the aircraft.
Everett Fire's Marine unit said it was also assisting the Coast Guard in the rescue.
USCG Pacific Northwest Public Affairs confirmed later Sunday that one person has been recovered deceased, although it was not confirmed whether it was one of the eight adults or one child.
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Search continues: 1 dead, 9 missing in Whidbey Island seaplane crash
FREELAND — The search was ongoing Monday morning for nine missing passengers after a propeller-driven seaplane crashed in Mutiny Bay, west of Whidbey Island, on Sunday afternoon. One passenger was found dead.
Marine and air crews from local and national agencies responded around 3 p.m. Sunday to reports of a plane crash near Freeland, authorities said.
Some witnesses reported seeing a plane going down, others only saw the splash, and many heard the “boom” on impact, said South Whidbey Fire spokesperson Jon Gabelein.
The plane, a de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter, was traveling from Friday Harbor to Renton Municipal Airport, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
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