At least one dead and eight missing after seaplane crash near Seattle

A large driftwood tree root on the coast of Mutiny Bay-Puget Sound as viewed from West Beach, Whidbey Island, Washington, USA (Alamy/PA)

At least one person was dead and eight others were missing after a seaplane crashed in Puget Sound in Washington state on Sunday.

The US Coast Guard tweeted that the plane was flying from Friday Harbour, a popular tourist destination in the San Juan Islands, to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.