Six people aboard Gulfstream are presumed dead after wreckage was discovered off Bermuda
Quick Look
- The US Coast Guard has recovered the wreckage of a Gulfstream jet en route from Bermuda to Boston.
- Medical organization Latitude Air Ambulance confirmed that six people on board - four crew members, a patient and an attendant - are presumed dead.
- The search has been suspended.
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Why It Matters
The Gulfstream aircraft was operating a medical flight from Bermuda to Boston operated by Latitude Air Ambulance. The US Coast Guard conducted a search and rescue operation after the plane disappeared.
The US Coast Guard found the wreckage of a Gulfstream aircraft.
Medical organization Latitude Air Ambulance said six people on board were presumed dead.
The Gulfstream aircraft was en route to Boston from Bermuda.
MOSCOW, October 5 - RIA Novosti. Six people aboard a Gulfstream plane whose wreckage was recovered by the US Coast Guard last 24 hours are presumed dead, according to the medical organization that owned the plane, Latitude Air Ambulance.
The US Coast Guard earlier said it had suspended the search for six people aboard the Gulfstream.
"Given the information provided by authorities and the end of the search and rescue phase of the operation, we are now forced to come to terms with the heartbreaking reality that four members of our Latitude crew, our patient and the patient's accompanying family member who were on board... are presumed dead," the medical facility said in a statement.
Latitude Air Ambulance expressed its gratitude to the first responders involved in the search and said it could provide additional information once it is confirmed by the proper authorities.
Open Questions
- What caused the Gulfstream plane crash?
- Where exactly was the plane wreckage found?
- Are there any survivors among the passengers and crew?
- Will there be further searches or recovery of the wreckage?
