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Ontario Air Ambulance Missing Off U.S. Coast
U.S. Coast Guard suspends search for six missing on Ontario air ambulance.
In brief
U.S. Coast Guard suspends search for six missing on Ontario air ambulance. U.S. Coast Guard suspended search for six people missing after Ontario-based air ambulance lost contact with U.S. coast. Originally reported by Nationalpost.
Search suspended
U.S. Coast Guard suspended search for six missing after Ontario-based air ambulance lost contact with U.S. coast.
Missing crew details
Four Canadians on board: two pilots and two medical staff from Latitude Air Ambulance, plus a patient and family member from Bermuda.
Search timeline
Coast Guard searched 11,500 square kilometres over 66 hours before suspending search early Saturday morning.
Aircraft details
Gulfstream G100 aircraft with tail number C-GRJP lost contact while en route from Bermuda to Boston Logan International Airport.
Flight data
Aircraft left Bermuda at 11:41 p.m. EDT Friday, dropped altitude from 24,000 to 11,000 feet over two minutes.
Coast Guard response
Coast Guard issued search and rescue alert at 1:20 a.m. EDT after aircraft lost contact with air traffic controllers.
Debris field found
Coast Guard located debris field 20 kilometres south of Nantucket associated with missing aircraft.
What to remember
U.S. Coast Guard suspended search for six people missing after Ontario-based air ambulance lost contact with U.S. coast.
