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1 dead, 9 missing after float plane crashes in Puget Sound

One person was killed and nine people remained missing after a float plane crashed in the Puget Sound in Washington state in the U.S. on Sunday.
The U.S. Coast Guard said via Twitter the plane was flying from Friday Harbor, a popular tourist destination in the San Juan Islands, to Renton, Washington. Previously the Coast Guard had said the plane was flying to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
The crash reported at 3:11 p.m. Sunday happened in Mutiny Bay, off Whidbey Island, about 40 miles (64 kilometers) northwest of Seattle.
The Coast Guard said one body was recovered and nine people remain missing.
The Coast Guard said four Coast Guard vessels, a rescue helicopter and an aircraft were involved in the search, along with first responders from area rescue and law enforcement agencies.
The cause of the crash is unknown, authorities said.