WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. – The U.S. Coast Guard has called off the search for nine people still missing after a seaplane crashed west of Whidbey Island Sunday afternoon.
The body of one person has been recovered.
Ten people including a child were aboard the plane when it crashed into Mutiny Bay around 3:00 p.m.
The Coast Guard deployed a rescue helicopter, fixed wing aircraft, two cutters and two Response Boats to the scene and searched about 2100 nautical square miles.
The plane is owned by Northwest Seaplanes and operated by Friday Harbor Seaplanes.
It took off from Friday Harbor and was destined for Renton Municipal Airport.
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the cause of the crash.