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Floatplane with 11 on board catches fire after emergency landing in Washington's San Juan Islands
The floatplane went down north of Seattle on Thursday evening, according to the company and emergency responders.
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As of July 24, 2026 at 4:14 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happenedThe floatplane went down north of Seattle on Thursday evening, according to the company and emergency responders.
The headline splitWFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro) frames it as "Floatplane with 11 on board catches fire after emergency landing in Washington's San Juan...". KING5 (Tegna, Seattle) frames it as "Kenmore Air floatplane crashes in northern San Juan Islands with 11 on board".
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CenterFloatplane with 11 on board catches fire after emergency landing in Washington's San Juan Islands
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