SEATTLE, USA: A seaplane carrying 11 people crashed and caught fire on the rocky coast of a remote, forested island near Washington’s border with Canada, but a swift rescue by nearby boats and a helicopter got everyone safely to hospitals. The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday one person was in critical condition, and that patients suffered head injuries, broken bones and cuts. At least five of the passengers had been discharged from hospitals as of Friday. The cause of the crash was not immediately known.

It is understood that the plane has gone down near the remote Sucia Island near the US and Canada border, with first responders en route and 11 casualties reported so far at the…

A seaplane carrying 11 people crashed near Sucia Island in Washington's San Juan Islands. All aboard were accounted for.

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The ten passengers and one pilot on board have all been accounted for