According to foreign media reports, on the afternoon of September 5, local time, a plane crashed in Puget Sound, Washington, and the cause of the crash is unknown. The U.S. Coast Guard said one person was killed and nine were missing, including a child. It is understood that the crashed plane was from the San Juan Islands to Renton, a southern suburb of Seattle, with 10 people on board. The plane crashed in the bay about 50 kilometers from downtown Seattle at 3:11 p.m. on Sunday. After the incident, the Coast Guard mobilized four search and rescue boats, a rescue helicopter, a search and rescue plane and nearby rescue agencies to jointly conduct a large-scale search in the area where the plane crashed.
It is understood that nearby residents heard a loud bang when the incident occurred. Resident Jeff Brewny said in an interview: "I was walking the dog with my wife and heard a loud noise on Sunday. We thought it was thunder, but we didn't see lightning. So we thought the boat exploded, but it didn't. I thought it was a crash." Scott Giard,
Pacific Northwest's search and rescue director, said the crashed plane was a DHC-3 "Turbo Otter" seaplane produced by Canada's De Havilland Aircraft Company. Meteorological information shows that at the time of the incident, there were scattered clouds over the crash site, and the visibility was about 16 kilometers. According to sources, the plane suddenly plunged into the sea at considerable speed at the time, and Giard said that authorities have not found any pictures or video of the incident.
At present, the head of the coast guard said that the body of one passenger had been found, and the whereabouts of nine people were still unknown. The latest news shows that the US Coast Guard has suspended search and rescue activities for missing persons on Monday afternoon local time. After searching for nearly a day, the search and rescue team found only three or four long, narrow pieces of aluminum, few personal items, an airplane seat and some small foam, Giard said.
In response to this, the Coast Guard posted on social media: "We have now searched an area of more than 2,100 square nautical miles and will stop searching for survivors. All families of the missing persons are aware of this decision, and our hearts are with those who The missing persons are with the families of the deceased." The National Transportation Safety Board said on Monday that it would send a seven-member team to investigate the cause of the crash, but Giard said bluntly: "If you don't know the actual circumstances of the crash, you don't know what happened. Whether the plane experienced an explosion on impact or immediately sank 50 meters to the bottom of the sea, it is difficult for us to find out what happened to the plane." Chen Mengting, an intern reporter of Jiupai News,
[Source: Jiupai News]
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