Six presumed dead as Coast Guard suspends search for missing medical plane near Nantucket
The US Coast Guard has suspended its search for survivors of a medical transport plane crash off the coast of Massachusetts. The aircraft, a Gulfstream G100 operated by Latitude Air Ambulance, was en route from Bermuda to Boston when it lost contact with ground authorities early Saturday morning. A debris field was located near Nantucket Island later that day. Six people are presumed dead: a patient and their family member, both Bermudan citizens, and a four-person Canadian crew. The plane reported electrical failures and experienced a rapid descent before disappearing from radar. The Coast Guard expressed condolences to the families and will cooperate with investigations into the crash.