One person is confirmed dead and nine others, including a child, are missing after a float plane crashed at Puget Sound near Seattle on Sunday, USA Today reports. Float planes use pontoons instead of landing gear to facilitate landings on bodies of water.
“A de Havilland DHC-3 Otter crashed in Mutiny Bay off Whidbey Island, Wash., around 3:10 p.m. local time Sunday,” the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement. The Coast Guard has deployed a number of ships and aircraft to assist in the search, which continued on as of 8 p.m. local time.