Plane crash west of Whidbey Island kills 1, leaves 9 missing

Detail from a nautical chart shows location Mutiny Bay, on the west side of Whidbey Island, near the Island County town of Freeland, and roughly due west of Everett. (NOAA)

(NOAA)

A plane carrying nine adults and one child crashed Sunday afternoon in Mutiny Bay, west of Whidbey Island, according to the United States Coast Guard.

Crews responding to reports of the crash recovered one body. Nine individuals remain unaccounted for.

(1/2) #BreakingNews – Several Coast Guard assets and multiple agencies are on scene including Island County Sheriff, Snohomish County Sheriff, and S. Whidbey Fire/EMS. The flight was en route from Friday Harbor to Seattle Tacoma

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