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The Coast Guard has called off its search for the nine missing victims of a float plane that crashed west of Whidbey Island on Sunday afternoon.

Plane crash west of Whidbey Island kills 1, leaves 9 missing

The agency鈥檚 search and rescue team is focused on surface recovery, and the fuselage of the crashed de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Turbine Otter is presumed to be hundreds of feet below the water鈥檚 surface, according to Commander Xochitl Casta帽eda, the Search and Rescue Mission Coordinator for the incident.

The Coast Guard uses an 鈥渙ptimal planning system鈥� to determine the likelihood of survival when crash victims are stranded in open water. Based on the water temperature around Mutiny Bay, 58 degrees Fahrenheit, search and rescue predicted the probability of survival, calling off the rescue mission at noon Monday.

Tuesday morning, the Coast Guard released the identities of the 10 people on board, 9 of whom remain missing 鈥� One woman was recovered from the scene of the crash Sunday afternoon:

Pilot Jason Winter, and passengers Patricia Hicks, Sandra Williams, Lauren Hilty, Remy Mickel (a minor), Ross Mickel, Luke Ludwig, Rebecca Ludwig, Joanne Mera, and Gabrielle Hanna.

Casta帽eda contacted the families of the crash victims in recent days.

鈥淚t’s always the worst day of the families鈥� lives when I call,鈥� Casta帽eda told MyNorthwest

鈥淭hey acted with incredible poise. I was proud to have the opportunity to work with them.鈥�