Bermuda-Boston medical plane debris found, troubling final exchange revealed; search on for 6

A medical plane with six people on board, flying from Bermuda to Boston, lost contact early on October 3. The Gulfstream G100 aircraft, operated by Latitude Air Ambulance, was carrying a four-person crew, a patient, and the patient's relative. According to flight-tracking data, it took off from Bermuda International Airport late on October 2 and reached an altitude of 24,000 feet, which it maintained for over an hour.

The plane then dropped about 13,000 feet in two minutes, and contact was lost around 1:20 to 2 a.m., prompting a search alert from the Federal Aviation Administration. The US Coast Guard launched a search operation off the coast of Nantucket, with planes, a helicopter, and boats working the water south of Cape Cod.

Debris from the aircraft has been found, confirmed the US Coast Guard. The search continues for the six people on board. The aircraft, which was built in 1996, had been operated by Latitude Air Ambulance since it was acquired.

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