person medical flight goes missing over Atlantic
A debris field has been located off the coast of Nantucket following the disappearance of a medical flight carrying six people from Bermuda to Boston. The US Coast Guard is continuing search efforts after the aircraft reported electrical issues and descended rapidly.
Why it matters
The loss of an air ambulance highlights the inherent risks of medical aviation and the challenges of search and rescue operations in severe weather.
The US Coast Guard is continuing the search. ( US Coast Guard via AP )
The US Coast Guard has found a "debris field' in its search for an air ambulance that went missing over the Atlantic.
The Canadian-registered aircraft was carrying six people from Bermuda to Boston in the United States.
The Coast Guard said the search would continue.
Link copied Share Share article Searchers have found debris from an air ambulance that was carrying six people when it went missing over the Atlantic during a flight from Bermuda to Boston.
The "debris field" was found off the coast of Nantucket, in the US state of Massachusetts, following the disappearance on Saturday, the US Coast Guard said.
Four Canadians and two Bermudian nationals were aboard, the Coast Guard said in a statement.
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