Air ambulance vanishes mysteriously after leaving Bermuda with 6 aboard
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS: An air ambulance carrying six people has disappeared over the Atlantic after departing Bermuda for the United States on Saturday, October 3, triggering a search operation involving aircraft and vessels.
The Gulfstream G100 was making a medical transfer flight toward Boston when communication with aviation authorities was lost.
Data tracking the aircraft has since raised further questions about its final moments, as crews search waters off Massachusetts for any sign of the missing plane.
Timeline of the flight's last contact
The aircraft left the LF Wade International Airport in Bermuda shortly after midnight on Saturday, bound for Boston Logan International Airport.
Six people were aboard the medical transport aircraft, according to information released by US aviation authorities.
The Federal Aviation Administration issued a search-and-rescue alert at approximately 1.20 am local time after losing contact with the flight.
The agency subsequently coordinated with the Rescue Coordination Center and the US Coast Guard.
The aircraft had been expected to reach Boston at around 1.25 am, but authorities lost contact before its scheduled arrival.
Flight tracking information provides an unusual picture of the aircraft's final recorded movements.
Data showed the Gulfstream descending from approximately 23,500 feet to about 11,000 feet within roughly three minutes.
Its final radar position was recorded at around 1.23 am, only minutes before the expected arrival time.
#BREAKING : @uscg is searching for a Gulfstream aircraft with 6 persons on board. @FAANews reported losing contact w/the aircraft early Saturday morning.#USCG air & surface crews have launched in search of the aircraft. Updates will be provided here as info becomes available.…
— USCGNortheast (@USCGNortheast) October 3, 2026
Search operation remains underway
The Coast Guard was notified by the FAA at approximately 2 am and began mobilizing resources for an offshore search.
Search crews are concentrating their efforts south of Nantucket.
Coast Guard aircraft have been deployed alongside vessels operating in the area as authorities attempt to determine where the aircraft went after its last known position.
Among the aircraft involved are an HC-144 and an MH-60 operating from Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod.
#UPDATE : the plane was traveling from Bermuda to Boston. Current search area is off the coast of Nantucket. Aircraft is a Gulfstream G100 (Tail #CGRJP)
— USCGNortheast (@USCGNortheast) October 3, 2026
A 47-foot motor lifeboat from Station Brant Point and a fast-response cutter are also participating in the operation.
Authorities have not yet confirmed whether the aircraft crashed, made an emergency landing or experienced another problem after disappearing from tracking systems.
The Coast Guard has not announced the identities or nationalities of the six people aboard.
The Government of Bermuda confirms that an air ambulance which departed Bermuda for Boston early this morning, carrying six people, has been reported missing after contact was lost with air traffic control.
— Bermuda Government (@BdaGovernment) October 3, 2026
The United States Coast Guard is conducting search and rescue… pic.twitter.com/yYEwWXMdQQ
It has also not disclosed whether they were patients, medical personnel, crew members or a combination of those groups.
Meanwhile, the Bermuda government said it remains in contact with the families of those aboard and overseas authorities coordinating the search.
Premier David Burt also expressed concern for everyone on board and thanked search and rescue crews for their continuing efforts.
