11 people survive after Kenmore Air flight

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Jul 24, 2026
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11 passengers now accounted for following a float plane crash at Susha
Island. This is in the northern section of the San Juan Islands. FOX 13 Sam
Campbell live at South Lake Union right now. Good morning to you, Sam. What is
happening today here? Good morning. Well, it may be more of what's not
happening today. Kenmore Air says it has canceled all of its flights from South
Lake Union, so don't expect to see any of their float planes in the air above
this late today. Instead, the company says it's focusing its efforts on
helping everyone impacted from yesterday's crash. It was actually
caught on camera by Jonathan Scott. The video taken from the deck of a boat
while the plane was just dozens of feet above the water. You can see in the
video, the pilot makes a controlled descent before ultimately slamming into
the rocks on the shore. Now we know all 11 people got out of that plane before
it burst into flames. Despite the island's distance from any major cities,
the crash spawned a major emergency response, including the Coast Guard, the
Navy San Juan Sheriff's Office, Orcas Island Fire and Rescue and more. Those
authorities rescued them from the water. Four of the passengers sustaining
injuries ranging in severity from broken bones to head wounds and cuts
and bruises. As of last night, one of those people was in critical condition,
and I have reached out to ask how they're doing today. Let's take a look
at the flight path, though. We are getting this from flight aware software.
It shows flight number 1 40 from Kenmore are taking off from South Lake
Union, heading toward Roach Harbor, but making a sharp turn just before
arriving and doubling back before crashing off Susha Island around 5 15
p.m. Now the big question is why did the plane crash? And right now,
investigators are working hard to determine that they're gonna be
gathering data from the plane, whatever they can scavenge as well as the
crash site. But for now, live at South Lake Union, Sam Campbell FOX 13 News.
All right, thanks.
