A medical transport jet that vanished off the Boston coast was carrying four Canadians and two Bermudians, and the company operating the flight says those on board are likely dead, according to CBC. The aircraft, described in reports as an Ontario air ambulance, disappeared over the water off the U.S. east coast.
The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for the crew and passengers, CBC reports. The company's statement, carried by CBC and Radio-Canada, described the loss in terms of a "heartbreaking reality" — an acknowledgment that no survivors are expected.
Coverage of the disappearance has been carried by several outlets, including The Globe and Mail, which reported the search had ended for the six people on board, and CityNews Toronto, which earlier reported that the hunt for survivors was continuing. The flight was operating as a medical transport, meaning the passengers were being moved for care at the time it went missing.
Details released so far remain limited. Neither the exact timing of the disappearance, the flight's origin and destination, nor the cause of the incident has been confirmed in the reporting available. The number of people on board — six — is consistent across the accounts, with four Canadian and two Bermudian nationals identified by The Globe and Mail.
The suspension of the Coast Guard search marks a shift from rescue efforts to what is now being treated as a recovery situation, though no further operational details have been released.
What to watch next: whether Canadian and Bermudian authorities open their own investigations, and when the operator or regulators release the flight's route and the circumstances of the crash.
