16 hrs ago
Air Ambulance Disappears Off Nantucket as Coast Guard Searches
An air ambulance carrying six people disappeared from radar near Nantucket.
The Coast Guard is searching for the plane and the people aboard.
Search teams are using aircraft and boats.
Tracking information may help show where the plane was last seen.
But that information does not tell investigators what happened.
Officials have not confirmed that the plane crashed.
They also have not said whether anyone aboard is hurt or safe.
More updates are expected as the search continues.
An air ambulance carrying six people disappeared from radar off Nantucket.
The Coast Guard launched air and surface searches for the aircraft and its occupants.
Tracking information may provide investigators with a potential last-known position.
The tracking data does not establish what happened to the aircraft.
Authorities have not confirmed a crash or released information about the occupants’ condition.
- Who
- Six people were aboard the air ambulance; the Coast Guard is searching for them and the aircraft.
- What
- An air ambulance disappeared from radar, prompting a search.
- Where
- Off Nantucket.
- When
- Why
- The aircraft disappeared from radar; authorities have not stated a further cause.
Key facts
- Aircraft
- Air ambulance
- People aboard
- Six
- Last reported area
- Off Nantucket
- Search response
- Coast Guard air and surface units
- Crash confirmation
- Not confirmed by authorities
- Occupants’ condition
- Not released
- Tracking information
- May provide a potential last-known position, but does not establish what happened
Sources
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