Overview
- The Gulfstream G100 lost contact early Saturday, Oct. 3, while flying from Bermuda to Boston with six people aboard.
- Latitude Air Ambulance said the flight carried two pilots, two medical crew, a patient and a family member and that this is the first time it lost contact with one of its aircraft.
- U.S. search-and-rescue units launched multi-air and surface searches near Nantucket using fixed-wing aircraft, a helicopter and boats after the FAA notified the Coast Guard.
- The Coast Guard announced the discovery of a debris field near Nantucket on Oct. 3 and has shifted focus to recovery work and an investigation of the site.
- Bermuda officials have contacted the families of the two Bermudian passengers while the operator and U.S. authorities continue coordinating cross-border search, recovery and investigative efforts; Latitude runs a fleet of about 10 medevac planes.