Search ongoing for missing medical flight from Bermuda to Boston as crews plan to scour ocean floor
Summary
A medical air ambulance with six people onboard disappeared during a flight from Bermuda to Boston. A search is ongoing off the Massachusetts coast after a debris field was found near Nantucket, with authorities using sonar to scan the ocean floor.Key Facts
- The missing plane was a Gulfstream G100 air ambulance flying from Bermuda to Boston.
- There were six people onboard: four Canadians and two Bermudian nationals.
- Contact with the plane was lost early Saturday morning, triggering a search.
- A debris field was found off Nantucket, in water about 80 to 90 feet deep.
- Search teams include the U.S. Coast Guard, New York National Guard Air Rescue Wing, and Massachusetts authorities.
- Sonar equipment is being used to search the seabed for wreckage or survivors.
- The pilot reported electrical problems and declared an emergency before disappearing.
- Preliminary data shows the plane dropped sharply from about 24,000 to 10,000 feet before vanishing near a storm.
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