Bermuda Medical Flight Search Suspended

Six aboard a Bermuda-to-Boston medical jet are presumed dead after it vanished off Nantucket.

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Updated Oct 5, 6:30am ET

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What happened

The U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search for survivors on Sunday after debris from the missing medical jet was confirmed, ending about 66 hours of searching more than 4,400 miles. The Gulfstream G100, operated by Latitude Air Ambulance, lost contact while flying from Bermuda to Boston with six people aboard. The aircraft was carrying four Canadian crew members and two Bermudian passengers, a patient and a family escort, on a medical transport flight. Latitude Air Ambulance said all six are presumed dead. The Coast Guard called the decision difficult and offered condolences. Investigators have not determined why the aircraft went down.

How each side covered it

From the left

Left-leaning outlets framed the suspended search as a grave endpoint to an extensive rescue effort, with emphasis on coordination and loss. HuffPost highlighted the Coast Guard, New York National Guard Air Rescue Wing and Massachusetts authorities working across air and sea, while citing Rear Adm. Matthew Lake’s condolences to families and loved ones.

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