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Several seriously hurt after Kenmore Air plane crashes near San Juan Islands
A Kenmore Air aircraft carrying 10 passengers and a pilot crashed into Shallow Bay while travelling from Lake Union to Roche Harbour; the company says all survived.
Emergency crews responded Thursday after a Kenmore Air aircraft crashed into the water near Washington state’s San Juan Islands.
The aircraft was travelling from Lake Union to Roche Harbour when it went down in Shallow Bay, the company told CTV News. There were 10 passengers and the pilot aboard.
Kenmore Air said it appeared everyone survived, although several people were seriously injured. CTV News sought further details from the U.S. Coast Guard about the rescue and the occupants’ conditions.
Images posted on social media showed the aircraft wreckage burning on the water.