FLOATPLANE TRAGEDY

Chilling update as bodies recovered from horror plane crash that killed ten

THE remains of several victims who were killed in a horrifying plane crash in Washington state have been recovered from the water where the aircraft went down.

On September 4, a floatplane crashed in Puget Sound near Whidbey Island, Washington, killing the pilot and all nine passengers.

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Megan Hilty's three family members were victims of the plane crashCredit: Instagram/@meganhilty
The bodies retrieved from the plane crash have not been revealed their identities yetCredit: King 5

Island County Emergency Management confirmed that they had recovered bodies of multiple victims of the crash, but would not disclose how many they found.

They are working to identify the victims, according to KING-TV.

Recovery began on Tuesday with vehicles plunging more than 150 feet beneath the water's surface to retrieve the wreckage.

As of Thursday, 80 percent of the floatplane had been recovered, according to National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chair Jennifer Homendy. 

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Megan Hilty, who starred NBC's musical drama, Smash, lost three family members in the plane crash.

Lauren Hilty, Megan's pregnant sister, and her husband, Ross Mickel, and their daughter, Remy, were on the flight.

The plane was flying from Friday Harbor in the San Juan Islands near the Canadian border to Renton Municipal Airport south of Seattle when it went down.

Initially, first responders only found small pieces of debris with a few personal items along with the body of 29-year-old Gabby Hanna, whose remains were recovered in early September.

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“We are thankful for all those responsible for recovering the plane.

"This is a crucial step towards bringing closure to the families,” Alisa Brodkowitz, an attorney representing Hanna, said in a statement. 

When the recovery is completed, the National Transportation Safety Board will begin laying out wreckage to find potential causes of the crash.

The process may take between 12 to 24 months, according to Homendy.

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There are no further updates.

While the investigation continues, the NTSB said they will report any potential urgent safety information to the Federal Aviation Administration.

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