{
  "id": 12093675,
  "title": "US Coast Guard suspends search for people on crashed medical aircraft",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/us-coast-guard-suspends-search-for-people-on-crashed-medical-aircraft",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T06:47:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40442699/us-coast-guard-suspends-search-for-people-on-crashed-medical-aircraft"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The US Coast Guard has concluded its search for six individuals who were aboard a medical transport aircraft that crashed off the Massachusetts coast. Four Canadians and two Bermudians were onboard the plane, which was bound for Boston's Logan International Airport. Rear Admiral Matthew Lake, commander of the Coast Guard's Northeast District, announced on Sunday that suspending the search is a difficult decision. The Coast Guard found debris from the Gulfstream jet on Saturday night and launched a search involving aircraft and vessels. The US military reported that the aircraft collided with a vessel in the Caribbean, resulting in the death of four individuals. Latitude Air Ambulance, the registered provider of the plane, stated that all six people on board, including a patient and their escort, have been presumed to have died. The company pledged to cooperate with the US National Transportation Safety Board, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada, and other authorities in the recovery efforts and investigation into the cause of the crash.",
  "summary": "BOSTON: The US Coast Guard has halted its search for six people who were on a medical transport aircraft that crashed off the coast of Massachusetts’ Nantucket Island. Officials said four Canadians and two citizens of Bermuda were on the plane, which was headed for Boston’s Logan International Airport. “Suspending a search is not an easy decision,” said Rear Admiral Matthew Lake, commander of the…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": "Suspending the search means the presumed deaths of all six people on board are now under investigation, with authorities from the US and Canada set to cooperate in recovery efforts.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}