US Coast Guard ends search for nine missing in seaplane crash

US Coast Guard vessels search the area on Monday (Stephen Brashear/AP)

The US Coast Guard suspended the search on Monday for nine people, including a child, who were missing after a seaplane crashed in the waters of Puget Sound north-west of Seattle.

The body of a 10th person was recovered by a member of the public on Sunday after the crash was reported, Coast Guard spokesman William Colclough said.