U.S. Coast Guard ends search for 9 missing in floatplane crash in waters of Puget Sound northwest of Seattle.
The Associated PressA U.S. Coast Guard vessel searches the area near Freeland, Wash., on Whidbey Island north of Seattle on Monday, where a chartered float plane crashed the day before. The plane was carrying 10 people, nine of whom were still missing Monday.
The Northwest Seaplanes flight left Friday Harbor, Wash. — a popular tourist destination in the San Juan Islands east of Victoria — and was headed to Renton Municipal Airport, the company's base, Colclough said. Four Coast Guard vessels, a rescue helicopter and an aircraft were involved in the extensive search, along with nearby rescue and law enforcement agencies.
A woman who answered the phone early Monday said they're waiting to learn more and are devastated by the crash.
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