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Wreckage of missing Canadian air ambulance found off Nantucket; 6 still unaccounted for as overnight search continues
The U.S. Coast Guard has found debris confirmed to be from the missing Canadian air ambulance about 13 nautical miles south of Nantucket; six people remain missing and the search continues overnight.
Why it matters
Hours after a Canadian medical transport jet went missing early Saturday on a flight from Bermuda to Boston, the U.S. Coast Guard confirmed Saturday evening that it had found wreckage debris belonging to the aircraft. Six families are still waiting for news, and the search will continue through the night.
What happened
Around 1:20 a.m. ET Saturday, the Gulfstream G100 air ambulance (registration C-GRJP, flight HTT104) operated by Hamilton's Latitude Air Ambulance lost contact after departing L.F. Wade International Airport in Bermuda for Boston Logan. FlightAware data shows the aircraft cruised at about 24,000 feet for roughly an hour, then descended 13,000 feet within two minutes. Six people were aboard: four Canadians (two pilots and two medical crew who had flown to Bermuda to pick up a patient) and two Bermudians (the patient and a family member).
Search effort
The U.S. Coast Guard Northeast District announced Saturday evening that debris confirmed to be from the aircraft was found about 13 nautical miles south of Nantucket. By Saturday evening the search had covered more than 1,600 square miles over roughly 27 hours, and it will continue overnight. The six people remain unaccounted for; families have been notified. The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating.
Reactions
Canadian Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon said he is monitoring the situation closely and thanked front-line search crews; Bermuda Premier David Burt said the government has been in contact with the families.
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