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Six Presumed Dead in Nantucket Medical Plane Crash

A Gulfstream G100 medical transport plane carrying six people from Bermuda to Boston crashed off the coast of Massachusetts early Saturday. The US Coast Guard found debris near Nantucket and suspended its search for survivors on Sunday; all six are presumed dead.

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The plane was undertaking a medical evacuation from Bermuda with six people onboard when it lost contact The US Coast Guard is searching for an air ambulance jet with six people onboard that lost contact with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) during a flight from Bermuda to Boston early on Saturday morning. In a statement to the Guardian, an FAA spokesperson said that the agency issued a search-and-rescue al…

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US Coast Guard searches for missing air ambulance off coast of Massachusetts

The plane was undertaking a medical evacuation from Bermuda with six people onboard when it lost contact The US Coast Guard is searching for an air ambulance jet with six people onboard that lost contact with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) during a flight from Bermuda to Boston early on Saturday morning. In a statement to the Guardian, an FAA spokesperson said that the agency issued a search-and-rescue al…

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Six presumed dead as Coast Guard suspends search for missing medical plane near Nantucket

Medical transport plane flying from Bermuda to Boston crashed off coast of Massachusetts early Saturday Six people are presumed dead after the US Coast Guard on Sunday suspended its search for survivors of a medical transport plane crash off the coast of Massachusetts early the previous day. The aircraft, which was flying from Bermuda to Boston, lost contact with ground authorities at about 2am on Saturday, and the…

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Debris found near Nantucket believed to be from missing medical plane

The US Coast Guard says a field of debris found near Nantucket is believed to be from an emergency medical plane.

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NYT

What to Know About the Medical Plane That Went Missing Near Nantucket

A Gulfstream G100 carrying six people was flying from Bermuda to Boston when it lost contact near the Massachusetts island.

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Guardian

Debris found after medical plane carrying six people went missing off Nantucket

Six passengers and crew on board still unaccounted for after medical transport plane vanishes over Atlantic, officials say Researches found debris from a medical transport plane that was carrying six people when it vanished over the Atlantic early on Saturday during a flight from Bermuda to Boston, the US Coast Guard said. A statement from the Coast Guard issued on Saturday evening said crews searching off the coast…

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Debris found of medical plane that went missing near Nantucket with 6 on board

Debris has been found of a medical jet with six people on board that went missing near Nantucket while flying from Bermuda to Boston early Saturday.

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Al Jazeera

Debris from missing medical plane found, US coastguard says

Six people were on board the Canadian-registered air ambulance jet travelling from Bermuda to Boston.

Coast Guard searching for missing medical plane carrying 6 peopleNPR – US
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Coast Guard searching for missing medical plane carrying 6 people

Flight data shows the jet dropped at least 9,000 feet over two minutes, then leveled off for several more minutes, before disappearing.

Medical plane with 6 on board missing off Massachusetts coastBBC News – World
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Medical plane with 6 on board missing off Massachusetts coast

The aircraft lost communication with flight controllers after significantly dropping in altitude, according to flight data.

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Medical transport airplane missing off Massachusetts, Coast Guard says

The U.S. Coast Guard was searching for a missing medical transfer plane with six people on board that went missing early Saturday.

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