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The aircraft disappeared from radar on Saturday with six people on board. Rescue teams continue searching in the North Atlantic.
The aircraft was lost on Saturday with 6 crew members. Photo: EFE
NEWS AGENCYUpdated:
The United States Coast Guard found remains of the Gulfstream plane that disappeared off the coast of Nantucket (Massachusetts) early Saturday, while This Sunday, tracing efforts continue to find the whereabouts of the six people who were on board..
The search teams confirmed in a statement that they found “an area with remains” that belonged to the aircraft off Nantucket, but they added that they still have no news about the six occupants.
The device operated as an air ambulance and covered the route between Bermuda and Boston with two Bermudian citizens, as well as two doctors and two Canadian pilots on board, when the signal was lost over the North Atlantic.
Just twenty minutes before landing in Boston, scheduled for 01:25 local time on Saturday (05:25 GMT), the aircraft plunged from 23,500 feet (7,160 meters) to 11,000 feet (3,300 meters), according to data from the FlightAware platform, and disappeared from the authorities’ radar.
Local media reported a conversation in which an air traffic controller asked the pilot if he was declaring an emergency, without receiving a clear answer.
Air and maritime means participate in the search operation and have searched 1,644 square miles (about 4,250 square kilometers).
The plane belongs to the Canadian company Latitude Air Ambulance.
The Coast Guard will hold a press conference this Sunday at 11:00 local time (15:00 GMT) at its base in Boston to provide an update on the search.
EFE Agency.
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