U.S. Coast Guard releases names of all six aboard missing Canadian air ambulance
The Coast Guard suspended a 66-hour search after finding debris, and investigators are still determining jurisdiction and the cause.
- On Saturday, a Gulfstream G100 air ambulance, Heartbeat 104, disappeared off the coast of Nantucket carrying four Canadian crew members and two Bermudians, Marilyn Lavonne Bean and Sergio Wayne Lottimore; all six are presumed dead.
- Air traffic audio indicates the pilot declared an emergency after reporting electrical problems, while preliminary tracking data shows the aircraft descended sharply from around 24,000 feet to about 10,000 feet minutes before losing contact.
- The U.S. Coast Guard suspended its 66-hour search on Sunday after recovering debris 32 kilometres off Nantucket, transitioning to a complex underwater recovery phase using sonar-equipped vessels to scan the seabed.
- Canada's Transportation Safety Board announced Monday it will lead the investigation in conjunction with the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board, while officials continue working to locate the flight data recorder.
- Latitude Air Ambulance president Peter Byl expressed the 'heartbreaking reality' of the loss, while Bermuda Premier David Burt and Hamilton Mayor Andrea Horwath extended condolences to families of all six victims.
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US Coast Guard Releases Names of All Six Aboard Missing Canadian Air Ambulance
United States Coast Guard continues search for six people after locating debris from missing aircraft off Nantucket as shown in this handout image provided by the United States Coast Guard. (The Canadian Press/Handout-United States Coast Guard)
4 Canadians on lost medical air transport jet out of Hamilton identified by U.S. Coast Guard
The U.S. Coast Guard has released the names of the four Canadians who were on the medical air transport jet out of Hamilton that was lost in the Atlantic Ocean en route to Boston from Bermuda early Saturday morning.
Tuesday morning news: October 6, 2026
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