‘Going to be extremely challenging’: Efforts begin to pull up Whidbey Island floatplane wreckage

Efforts to pull up wreckage from fatal Whidbey Island floatplane crash begin Monday

On Monday, officials with the National Transportation Safety Board will be pulling up the wreckage of a floatplane that crashed off Whidbey Island earlier this month.

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The NTSB found the sunken plane a few weeks ago, but with a current of 3 to 5 knots, conditions were too dangerous for divers. A remotely operated vehicle was used to get to the plane.

On Monday, crews will use a remote-controlled barge and crane to pull up the plane.

The Sept. 4 crash into Mutiny Bay killed nine adults and

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