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The Coast Guard on Monday paused a search for victims of a plane crash that left nine missing and one dead in a bay north of Seattle, Washington.
The seaplane, identified by Flightradar24 as a 55-year-old de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter, crashed in Mutiny Bay, about 30 miles north of downtown Seattle, shortly after 3:00 p.m.
There were 1 child and 9 adults on board. One of her dead was recovered from the water on Sunday afternoon, but nine of her others are still missing. The Coast Guard said their next of kin had been notified to call off the search.
The plane, operated by Northwest Seaplanes, took off from Friday Harbor and was bound for Renton Municipal Airport, just south of Seattle.
Northwest Seaplanes did not respond to a request for comment on Monday.
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The Coast Guard searched all night, but “no additional individuals were found and no wreckage was found.” I continued my search.
Several other agencies were also involved in the search, including the Island County Sheriff, Snohomish County Sheriff, and South Whidbey Fire/EMS.
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Rick Rasmussen, who was on the beach with his wife when the plane crashed, told Fox 13 Seattle that he heard water splashing 20 to 30 feet into the air following the big boom.
“It sounded like a dynamite explosion,” Rasmussen told local news outlets, saying he was looking through binoculars and didn’t see any wreckage or debris.
The cause of the crash has not yet been determined.