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AUSTIN, Wash. — One person has been confirmed dead and nine others are unaccounted for after a float plane crashed near Whidbey Island on Sunday.
The U.S. Coast Guard said crews from multiple agencies have responded to the reported crash in Mutiny Bay west of Whidbey Island.
Nine adults and one child were aboard the aircraft, Coast Guard officials said. All 10 are presumed dead, according to South Whidbey Fire, and the search is a recovery effort.
The flight reportedly departed from Friday Harbor and was bound for Renton. It was owned by Friday Harbor Seaplanes.
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