US Coast Guard calls off search for six after medical jet crash off Nantucket

The US Coast Guard has suspended its search for six people aboard a medical transport jet that crashed off Nantucket, Massachusetts, with all aboard presumed dead.

• The Coast Guard ended the search after confirming debris found off Nantucket Island came from the Gulfstream G100, following roughly 66 hours of coverage.
• Rear Admiral Matthew Lake said suspending a search was not an easy decision and offered condolences to the families involved.
• Latitude Air Ambulance stated that its four crew members, the patient, and the family escort aboard Heartbeat 104 are presumed dead.
• The aircraft, carrying two Canadian pilots, two Canadian medical staff, and a patient and relative, both Bermudian, lost contact while flying from Bermuda to Boston.
• A newly released air traffic control recording captures a controller asking whether the pilot was declaring an emergency after struggling to hear his responses.
• The cause of the crash remains undetermined and will be subject to an investigation.
• The aircraft reported electrical failures while descending rapidly before disappearing from radar.
• Latitude Air Ambulance said it will cooperate fully with US and Canadian investigators.