One dead, at least eight others missing after floatplane crash

One person has died and at least eight others missing after a floatbplane went down in waters near Seattle.

The Coast Guard said one person has died and nine others were the subjects of a search on waters near Seattle after a floatplane crashed.

The agency announced just before 6 p.m. that a body believed to be connected to the crash in Mutiny Bay had been recovered. "Eight individuals remain unaccounted for," it said.

The Coast Guard later said the number of remaining subjects of its search was nine, not eight. It said one of the people on board was believed to be a child.

A de Havilland DHC-3 Otter floatplane went down off Whidbey Island about 3:10 p.m., the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement.

The agency said initial reports indicate 10 people were on board.

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