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Search Underway After Bermuda-to-Boston Air Ambulance Goes Missing
An air ambulance was flying from Bermuda to Boston.
Six people were on board: two pilots, two medical workers, a patient and a family member.
The plane stopped communicating early Saturday.
It was a Canadian-registered Gulfstream G100 operated by Latitude Air Ambulance.
The US Coast Guard began searching near Nantucket.
Search crews looked from the air and on the water.
Bermuda's government said it was talking with the families and authorities.
The National Transportation Safety Board said it was collecting information.
Officials had not shared further details about the search or what happened to the aircraft.
A Canadian-registered Gulfstream G100 air ambulance lost contact early Saturday while flying from Bermuda to Boston.
Six people were aboard: two pilots, two medical staff, a patient and a family member.
The aircraft departed from Bermuda's L.F. Wade International Airport and was headed to Boston Logan International Airport.
The US Coast Guard said it was searching off Nantucket with crews in the air and on the water.
The National Transportation Safety Board was gathering information, while Bermuda's government said it was in contact with families and authorities.
- Who
- Six people were aboard: two pilots, two medical staff, a patient and a family member.
- What
- A Canadian-registered Gulfstream G100 air ambulance lost contact, prompting a search.
- Where
- The aircraft was flying from Bermuda to Boston, and the search was off Nantucket.
- When
- Early Saturday; the aircraft was reported missing after contact was lost.
- Why
- The US Coast Guard began searching after the Federal Aviation Administration reported losing contact with the aircraft.
Key facts
- Aircraft
- Gulfstream G100 air ambulance jet
- Operator
- Latitude Air Ambulance
- People aboard
- Six: two pilots, two medical staff, a patient and a family member
- Departure
- L.F. Wade International Airport, Bermuda
- Destination
- Boston Logan International Airport
- Search area
- Off the coast of Nantucket
- Search effort
- US Coast Guard air and surface crews
Quotes
Clarence Togeretz
Latitude Air Ambulance spokesman and Director of Flight Operations
“It was carrying two pilots, two medical staff, one patient and a family member”
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David Burt
Premier of Bermuda
“We are praying that all six people will be found safe, and we thank the search and rescue crews for their continuing efforts,”
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Sources
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