10 people, including a child, were on board the plane when it went down Shortly after 3:00 p.m., the Pacific Northwest District of the US Coast Guard reported. in a news release.
body of one the person has recovered,” the message says. original reports said nine people we on board.
Mutini bay just west of Whidbey Island and about an hour north of Seattle.
USCG Pacific Northwest tweeted Sunday night when the plane was bound for Renton, Washington, despite earlier reports, he was heading to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
The Coast Guard sent rescue helicopters, boats and planes to conduct searches. First responders from the South Whidbey Fire Department, the Island County Sheriff’s Office, and the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office arrived. also on the scene, the USCG said in a statement.
cause of in crash is unknownofficials said.