US Coast Guard searches for missing air ambulance off coast of Massachusetts
Also reported by ABC News
Summary
The US Coast Guard is searching for a Canadian-registered air ambulance jet with six people onboard that lost contact while flying from Bermuda to Boston. The plane was carrying out a medical evacuation and disappeared near Nantucket, Massachusetts.Key Facts
- The air ambulance is a Gulfstream G-100 jet with four crew members and two passengers.
- The plane left Bermuda’s LF Wade International Airport overnight heading to Boston.
- Contact was lost early Saturday morning, leading to a search-and-rescue alert by the FAA.
- The search area is off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts.
- The US Coast Guard and FAA, along with the Rescue Coordination Center, are conducting the search.
- Officials believe the plane rapidly descended 7,500 feet before hitting the water.
- No Americans were reported onboard the flight.
- The identities of the people on the plane have not been released.
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