The US Coast Guard discovered debris from a medical transport aircraft off Massachusetts on Saturday, according to the FAA and Coast Guard statements. The Gulfstream G-100 jet lost radio contact with the Federal Aviation Administration during a flight from Bermuda to Boston on Saturday morning. The FAA issued a search-and-rescue alert at approximately 1.20am local time Saturday.
Six people were aboard the aircraft, which was conducting a medical evacuation from Bermuda. The Coast Guard launched a search operation for the passengers and crew after locating the debris near Nantucket Island off the Massachusetts coast.
The cause of the loss of contact remains undetermined based on the available information. No details about the identities of those aboard or the nature of the medical emergency have been disclosed in the source material.