Coast Guard finds debris field from medical flight carrying six people that disappeared over Atlantic
The U.S. Coast Guard reported finding a debris field off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts, from a Gulfstream G100 air ambulance that vanished early Saturday while flying from Bermuda to Boston. Six people were aboard — four Canadians and two Bermudian nationals — and their next of kin have been notified. The Coast Guard continued search operations overnight and into Sunday.
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The missing aircraft was a Gulfstream G100 operated by Latitude Air Ambulance, a Canadian company based in Ontario that has conducted medical repatriation missions since 2009. The plane disappeared in the early hours of Saturday and searchers subsequently located a debris field in waters near Nantucket. The Coast Guard deployed two search-and-rescue planes, a helicopter, and a motor lifeboat, with one cutter continuing to search through the night.
Flight data from tracking site FlightRadar24 showed the jet descended sharply from a cruising altitude of approximately 24,000 feet to around 10,000 feet before contact was lost. According to NPR, the aircraft dropped at least 9,000 feet over two minutes, then leveled off for several additional minutes before disappearing.
Air traffic control audio, posted by LiveATC.net and reviewed by multiple outlets, captured a controller asking the pilot: "Roger, you said you're coming in blind. Is that what you said?" A fire rescue dispatcher, heard on audio reviewed by The Boston Globe, warned emergency crews that the plane was approximately 15 minutes away, was experiencing electrical issues, and had lost both radio and radar contact. The pilot formally declared an emergency as the jet approached the coastline.