AI Image
Medical plane goes missing near Nantucket with 6 on board, authorities say
cbsnews.com • • general
Key Points:
- A medical jet with six people on board, including four Canadians, went missing near Nantucket while flying from Bermuda to Boston early Saturday, according to the U.S. Coast Guard and FAA.
- The FAA lost contact with the Gulfstream G-100 around 1 a.m. local time and issued a Search and Rescue Alert Notice, prompting extensive search efforts involving multiple Coast Guard aircraft and vessels.
- The plane, registered to Canada-based Latitude Air Ambulance, departed Bermuda's L.F. Wade International Airport around 11:40 p.m. ET and went missing after about 1 hour and 45 minutes in flight.
- Flight data showed the jet rapidly descended from 24,000 feet to 11,000 feet before losing contact, with an expected landing time at Boston's Logan International Airport around 1:30 a.m.
- Authorities in Canada, Bermuda, and the U.S. are coordinating search and rescue operations and maintaining contact with the families of those on board.
