Ontario Air Ambulance Carrying 6 People Missing Off US Coast
A search by the U.S. Coast Guard is underway for an Ontario air ambulance carrying six people after the aircraft lost contact with the Federal Aviation Administration early Oct. 3 while travelling from Bermuda to Boston. According to flight tracking data, the aircraft departed L.F. Wade International Airport at approximately 11:40 p.m. ET on Oct. 2 (12:40 a.m. local time on Oct. 3). Air traffic control lost contact with the flight roughly one hour and 45 minutes into the journey, at around 1:30 a.m. ET on Oct. 3, as the aircraft was approaching Boston. Four Canadians—two pilots and two medical crew members—as well as a patient from Bermuda and a family member travelling with the patient were on board....
TL;DR
- A U.S. Coast Guard search is underway for a missing air ambulance.
- The aircraft, belonging to an Ontario service, was carrying six people.
- It departed from Bermuda for Boston and lost contact with air traffic control early on October 3rd.
- Onboard were two pilots, two medical crew members, a patient from Bermuda, and a family member.