‘You’re coming in blind?’ Chilling audio before medical jet carrying 6 vanished
A medical evacuation jet traveling from Bermuda to Boston has gone missing over the Atlantic Ocean. The Gulfstream G100 signaled an emergency and lost contact just moments before it vanished from radar. The US Coast Guard's search efforts have located a debris field south of Nantucket, providing critical details about the situation.
The chilling audio captures the final moments before a medical evacuation jet vanished over the Atlantic Ocean. Reportedly, the aircraft had reported an emergency and experienced electrical issues before losing radio and radar communication. According to Reuters, the Gulfstream G100 operated by Latitude Air Ambulance departed Bermuda on Saturday at approximately 12:41am local time, en route to Boston Logan International Airport with six individuals on board.
Air traffic control recordings posted by LiveATC.net documented the pilot's last exchanges with air traffic control. The controller questioned the pilot about their statement of "coming in blind," to which the pilot's response was inaudible. The controller then inquired if the crew had declared an emergency.
The Boston Globe reported that the aircraft was grappling with an electrical problem shortly before contact was lost. Emergency crews at Boston Logan were informed that the plane had lost both radio and radar contact while nearing the southern coast of Nantucket. Reuters stated that the Gulfstream had been flying at around 24,000 feet before descending approximately 13,000 feet within two minutes. The Associated Press also reported that the aircraft plummeted to around 10,000 feet before communication was severed.
The rapid descent occurred as the plane neared the Massachusetts coast. The Globe noted that the aircraft was approximately 80 miles south of Nantucket when Boston Logan's emergency crews were alerted to prepare for its arrival. However, the plane never reached its intended destination. The FAA issued a search and rescue alert at around 1:20am, and the US Coast Guard subsequently dispatched aircraft and vessels to scour the waters south of Nantucket.
The Coast Guard confirmed the discovery of a debris field linked to the missing medical flight, which was located south of Nantucket. Search operations encompassed a vast area of about 1,644 square miles before the debris was identified, providing investigators with tangible evidence of the aircraft's final location. The six occupants included two pilots, two medical personnel, a patient, and the patient's relative, comprising four Canadians and two Bermudians, as reported by the Canadian Press through Stratford Today.
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