U.S. Coast Guard searching for missing Ontario-based air ambulance jet with 6 on board
The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a missing air ambulance jet that lost contact while flying from Bermuda to Boston. The aircraft, operated by an Ontario-based company, was carrying two pilots, two medical staff, and two patients.
Why it matters
The disappearance of an emergency medical flight triggers international search and rescue protocols and raises questions about aviation safety.
The Gulfstream G100 jet had taken off from Bermuda's L.F. Wade International Airport and was scheduled to land at Boston Logan International Airport early Saturday, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) told CBC News.
The jet C-GRJP is registered to Latitude Air Ambulance, an Ontario-based company that operates out of John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport.
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The FAA said it issued a search and rescue alert notice for the jet at 1:20 a.m. ET.
"The FAA is coordinating with the Rescue Coordination Center and the U.S. Coast Guard to locate the aircraft," it said.
The U.S. Coast Guard air is searching for the aircraft off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts, said the force's northeast division in a post on social media platform X.
Search ongoing for missing air ambulance jet carrying 4 Canadians
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