Medical plane carrying six people missing off US east coast

The US Coast Guard has initiated a search operation on Saturday for a medical evacuation plane that went missing while en route from Bermuda to Boston, carrying six individuals. According to officials, surface vessels and aircraft are currently scouring the waters off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts. The Gulfstream G100 plane, operated by Canada-based Latitude Air Ambulance, disappeared around 1:30 am local time, as reported by the company's spokesman, Clarence Togeretz.

The aircraft was transporting two pilots, two medical staff members, one patient, and a family member. Togeretz added that he had no further information regarding the rescue efforts. Latitude Air Ambulance operates a fleet of ten planes, providing repatriation and medical evacuation services globally.