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US Coast Guard launches urgent search for plane carrying 6 people as it goes missing en route to Boston from Bermuda

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Guzman, A. (2026, October 3). US Coast Guard launches urgent search for plane carrying 6 people as it goes missing en route to Boston from Bermuda. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16180429/coast-guard-search-missing-plane-bermuda-boston.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-10-03 · by Alyssa Guzman

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A Gulfstream aircraft owned by Latitude Air Ambulance carrying six people went missing on Saturday while traveling from Bermuda to Boston. The US Coast Guard initiated a search around 6 AM when the plane failed to arrive as scheduled; it lost contact with the flight shortly after 1 AM, just before its expected landing time. FlightAware data indicates the aircraft descended sharply from approximately 25,000 feet to 11,000 feet before communications were lost. The search is currently underway near Nantucket, Massachusetts, with Coast Guard crews from Cape Cod and Brant Point involved in the rescue efforts.
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Story summary

On Saturday, a Gulfstream G100 aircraft carrying six people vanished while en route from Bermuda to Boston's Logan International Airport, losing communication with the FAA around 1 AM local time. The plane took off at approximately 11:41 PM ET on Friday and was scheduled to land in Boston by about 1:30 AM Saturday. Shortly before its disappearance, the aircraft reportedly dropped from 24,000 feet to 11,000 feet within minutes, according to flight-tracking data. The US Coast Guard launched an extensive search off the coast of Nantucket using air and sea crews, including teams from Air Station Cape Cod and Brant Point in Nantucket. Latitude Air Ambulance, based in Hamilton, is the operator of the missing aircraft.

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Alyssa Guzman
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Topics

Bermuda Boston Latitude The Coast Guard the Daily Mail

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Boston GPE · 5× Bermuda GPE · 4× Latitude ORG · 4× The Coast Guard ORG · 3× the Daily Mail ORG · 3× Brant Point GPE · 2× Cape Code GPE · 2× Coast Guard ORG · 2× FlightAware ORG · 2× William Sparling GPE · 2×

Narrative

The final ping came around 1.30am Coast Guard crews from Cape Code, Brant Point, and William Sparling are responding to the search, the agency told the Daily Mail FlightAware data showed the aircraft plummeted to around 11,000 feet from roughly 25,000 shortly after 1am.
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🔮 'But I will say that again, optimistically and positively, that doesn’t mean that the worst has happened.

Claims (18 extracted, 0 hedged)

An air ambulance plane carrying six people has gone missing on its way to Boston from Bermuda on Saturday. asserted
plane → carry → Saturday
The US Coast Guard has launched a search for a Gulfstream aircraft around 6am this morning after the aircraft, which is owned by Latitude Air Ambulance, failed to make it to Boston. asserted
which → launch → Boston
The crew was performing a medical evacuation in Bermuda, Latitude's Director of Flight Operations Clarence Togeretz told NBC News. asserted
Togeretz → perform → News
'We always get rather concerned when our crew doesn’t report to us in a timely manner,' Togeretz told the outlet. asserted
Togeretz → get → outlet
'But I will say that again, optimistically and positively, that doesn’t mean that the worst has happened. asserted
worst → say → ?
Latitude's plans typically operate with two pilots, a nurse and respiratory therapist, and sometimes a physician, its website said. asserted
website → operate → pilots
The Coast Guard said the Federal Aviation Administration lost contact with the plane early this morning. asserted
Administration → say → plane
The plane was traveling from Bermuda to Boston. asserted
plane → travel → Boston
As of 6.30am, the Coast Guard was searching for the aircraft near Nantucket, Massachusetts. asserted
Guard → search → Nantucket
A plane carrying six people has gone missing on its way to Boston from Bermuda on Saturday (stock image) FlightAware data showed the aircraft plummeted to around 11,000 feet from roughly 25,000 shortly after 1am. asserted
aircraft → carry → am
The final ping came around 1.30am Coast Guard crews from Cape Code, Brant Point, and William Sparling are responding to the search, the agency told the Daily Mail FlightAware data showed the aircraft plummeted to around 11,000 feet from roughly 25,000 shortly after 1am. asserted
aircraft → come → am
The final ping came around 1.30am, shortly before the plane was scheduled to land in Boston. asserted
plane → come → Boston
The Daily Mail has reached out to the Coast Guard and Latitude for comment. asserted
Mail → reach → comment
Coast Guard crews from Cape Code, Brant Point, and William Sparling are responding to the search, the agency told the Daily Mail. asserted
agency → respond → Mail
Air and boating crews are assisting the search. asserted
crews → assist → search
Latitude launched in 2009, providing services that take patients to hospitals and back to their home countries. asserted
that → launch → countries
The Canadian company has a fleet of 10 planes, including four Gulfstream G100s. asserted
company → have → G100s
This is a developing story, please check back for updates. asserted
This → develop → updates
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