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Debris Found from Bermuda-Boston Plane After 14,000-Foot Plunge; Six Missing
- •Debris from a Canadian-registered Gulfstream G100 medical transport plane, which disappeared en route from Bermuda to Boston, has been located off Nantucket, Massachusetts.
- •The aircraft, operated by Latitude Air Ambulance, lost contact with air traffic control after reportedly plunging 14,000 feet in two minutes.
- •Six people were on board: two pilots, two medical staff, a patient, and a family member; four Canadian nationals and two Bermudian nationals.
- •Air traffic control audio indicates the pilot reported an electrical problem and declared an emergency before contact was lost.
- •The US Coast Guard, along with other agencies, is continuing search and rescue operations for the six missing individuals across more than 2,800 square miles.
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A Canadian-registered Gulfstream G100 medical transport plane plunged 14,000 feet in two minutes and lost contact with air traffic controllers while flying from Bermuda to Boston. A debris field from the aircraft was later located off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts, and search and rescue operations for the six missing people on board continue.
The aircraft was carrying six people in total, consisting of four crew members and two passengers. The group included two pilots, two medical staff, a patient, and a family member, comprising four Canadian nationals and two Bermudian nationals.
Preliminary flight-tracking data showed the aircraft descending rapidly from 24,000 feet to about 10,000 feet within two minutes. Additionally, air traffic control audio indicated that the pilot reported an electrical problem and declared an emergency before contact was lost.
