Crews find ‘debris field’ from six-person medical flight missing over Atlantic
Searchers found a “debris field” off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts, from an air ambulance that was carrying six people when it vanished over the Atlantic on Saturday during a flight from Bermuda to Boston, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
TL;DR
- A debris field was found off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts.
- The debris is from an air ambulance that vanished over the Atlantic on Saturday.
- Six people were aboard the flight, traveling from Bermuda to Boston.
- The U.S. Coast Guard is conducting the search.
- The pilot reported electrical problems and declared an emergency.
- Air traffic audio suggests the plane may have been flying blind during a storm.
- Preliminary data indicates a sharp descent in altitude before contact was lost.
- The National Transportation Safety Board is gathering information.