Debris found from medical plane carrying six off US coast
Boston : Searchers found a “debris field” off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts, from an air ambulance carrying six people that vanished over the Atlantic on Saturday while flying from Bermuda to Boston, the US Coast Guard said. Four Canadians and two Bermudian nationals were aboard. The Coast Guard said the next of kin had been notified as the search continued. One of its cutters was…
Four Canadians and two Bermudian nationals were aboard the medical air ambulance that vanished over the Atlantic on Saturday while en route from Bermuda to Boston. The US Coast Guard announced the discovery of a "debris field" off Nantucket, Massachusetts, where the aircraft lost contact early Saturday morning. The Gulfstream G100 plane descended sharply from 24,000 feet to around 10,000 feet shortly before disappearing from radar.
Initially, the pilot reported electrical problems and declared an emergency as the aircraft approached the Massachusetts coast. Air traffic control audio suggests the plane may have been flying "blind" as a storm approached. Four crew members and two passengers were aboard the Canadian-registered aircraft. Transport Canada is collaborating with authorities on the search-and-rescue operation, with the National Transportation Safety Board also investigating the incident.
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