The United States Coast Guard announced on Sunday evening that they are suspending the search for the passengers on the air ambulance from Bermuda to Boston that went missing over the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday.
The pilot reported electrical problems and declared an emergency just off the coast. Before the ATC controller could verify the issues the pilot reported, the plane had gone off the radar. Efforts were underway Sunday to comb the seabed to locate the missing passengers and crew members. “We express our deepest condolences to the families and loved ones. Those deceased in the incident have not been identified.
“The Coast Guard has suspended the search for the people aboard the medical transport aircraft that went missing around 2 a.m. Saturday, as of sunset, after 66 hours of continuous searching by the Coast Guard and partner agencies,” an update from the US Coast Guard’s northeast district on X read. The decision to go down in the water came following a search by the New York National Guard’s Air Rescue Wing, Massachusetts authorities and the Coast Guard covering an area of 2,840 square miles using aircraft and boats. FlightRadar24 data showed that the plane had descended from an altitude of 40,000 feet to around 10,000 feet, where it last made contact with the radar.
Earlier on Saturday, the US Coast Guard had said that they had been able to locate a “debris field” off Nantucket that they believe is from the missing air ambulance.
