Debris spotted from missing Ontario air ambulance
Search crews have discovered a debris field off the coast of Boston belonging to a missing Ontario air ambulance. The aircraft, operated by Latitude Air Ambulance, lost contact while traveling from Bermuda to Boston with six people on board.
Why it matters
This incident involves a significant aviation emergency and ongoing search-and-rescue operation for missing passengers.
Debris from a missing Ontario air ambulance that had been carrying six people, including four Canadians, has been spotted off the coast of the United States.
The U.S. Coast Guard said search crews found a debris field roughly 150 kilometres southeast of Boston and confirmed it belonged to the missing aircraft.
Crews searched an area more than 2,800 square miles over the course of the last 53 hours, Rear Admiral Matthew Lake, U.S. Coast Guard Northeast district commander, said in an update to the media Sunday.
The search for the missing passengers remains ongoing.
The frantic search began after the Federal Aviation Administration lost contact with the plane early Saturday as it travelled from Bermuda to Boston.
The FAA told Global News in a statement it issued a Search and Rescue Alert for a Gulfstream G-100 around 1:20 a.m. Saturday.
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