6 Presumed Dead After Coast Guard Ends Search for Missing G100 Passengers

Gulfstream medical transport aircraft lost contact with air traffic control Saturday morning while flying from Bermuda to Boston.

Jack Daleo

Monday, October 05, 2026 at 11:46 AM ET

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A Coast Guard HC-144 Ocean Sentry from Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod searches for a missing G100 medical transport aircraft off the coast of Nantucket. [Credit: U.S. Coast Guard]

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The U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search for a missing Gulfstream G100 medical transport aircraft off the coast of Nantucket, presuming all six occupants dead.
The aircraft, a Canadian-operated air ambulance carrying four crew members, a patient, and a family escort, lost contact with air traffic control early Saturday after flight data showed a rapid drop in altitude.
Debris from the plane was located, but no survivors were found despite extensive search efforts covering 4,445 miles over 66 hours.
Authorities from the U.S. and Canada will coordinate a future investigation to determine the cause of the incident.

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Six people are presumed dead after the U.S. Coast Guard on Sunday suspended its search for a Gulfstream G100 medical transport aircraft that went missing off the coast of Nantucket early Saturday morning.

Rear Admiral Matthew Lake, commander of the Coast Guard’s Northeast District, said in a statement that calling off the search was “not an easy decision.” The agency said it found a debris field confirmed to be from the aircraft off the coast of Nantucket and scoured 4,445 miles over approximately 66 hours, but it was unable to locate the four Canadians and two Bermudians traveling on the G100.