Debris from missing Ontario-based air ambulance located: U.S. Coast Guard
Search crews found debris from the Canadian-registered air ambulance, and the operator said all six people aboard are presumed dead.
- On Sunday, the U.S. Coast Guard confirmed debris found off Nantucket belongs to a missing Latitude Air Ambulance jet carrying six people; search operations were suspended following the discovery.
- Departing Bermuda at 12:41 a.m. Saturday, the flight lost contact with the Federal Aviation Administration after the pilot reported electrical problems as storms loomed ahead, according to air traffic control audio.
- Coast Guard Northeast District Rear Admiral Matthew Lake reported teams deployed sonar-equipped craft, fixed-wing aircraft, and helicopters to search over 2,800 square miles of ocean.
- Following 66 hours of continuous searching, the Coast Guard suspended operations Sunday, expressing condolences to families of the four Canadians and two Bermudians aboard.
- The National Transportation Safety Board is gathering information to investigate the crash, while Latitude officials confirmed next of kin have been notified of the incident.
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Heartbreak Off Nantucket: Six Presumed Dead After Boston-Bound Medical Flight Vanishes At Sea
Six people are presumed dead after a medical transport plane traveling from Bermuda to Boston disappeared over the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday morning. The aircraft, identified as flight Heartbeat 104 and operated by the Canadian medical company Latitude Air Ambulance, carried four crew members, a patient, and a family member traveling alongside the patient for […] Heartbreak Off Nantucket: Six Presumed Dead After Boston-Bound Medical Flight Vani…
The search was suspended for the six missing persons, who were on board an ambulance that disappeared in the early hours of the morning of Saturday 3 September, during a flight from Bermuda to Boston. The Coast Guard, just received notification from the Federal Aviation Administration of the loss of contact with the aircraft, had mobilized boats, aircraft and [...] The article Disappearing airplane in flight from Bermuda to Boston: the debris fo…
Search Called Off After Air Ambulance Goes Down
A days-long search off Nantucket for a missing medical jet has been called off, CBS News reports. The Coast Guard on Sunday suspended efforts to find six people board a Canadian-registered Gulfstream G-100 that vanished early Saturday en route from Bermuda to Boston. A debris field from the air ambulance...
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