6 presumed dead after medical jet crashes in New England

NewsCanada-based Latitude Air Ambulance said in a Sunday statement that officials are facing the “the heartbreaking reality” that all on board have died. banprik - stock.adobe.comCanada-based Latitude Air Ambulance said in a Sunday statement that officials are facing the “the heartbreaking reality” that all on board have died. The air evacuation jet, which crashed off Nantucket, carried a patient, a family escort for the patient and four Latitude crew members.The Transportation Safety Board of Canada said Monday the aircraft departed Bermuda with six occupants on Saturday and was approaching the Boston area when its crew reported “electrical difficulties.” “The aircraft subsequently descended rapidly and contact with air traffic control was lost south of Nantucket,” the board said in a statement, adding that it will lead the investigation into the crash, per NBC News.The six people on board were four Canadians and two Bermudians. NBC News, per sources, reports the Bermudians were a patient and the patient’s son.The Bermudian government said Saturday that it was in contact with the families of those on board. The U.S. Coast Guard said it had notified next of kin.“We must now face the heartbreaking reality that the four members of our Latitude team, our patient and the patient’s family escort, who were aboard Heartbeat 104, are presumed to have died,” Latitude Air Ambulance said in a statement Sunday night.Air traffic controllers lost contact with the Gulfstream G100 jet early Saturday as it flew from Bermuda to Boston. A controller asked the crew whether it was declaring an emergency and “coming in blind,” according to audio obtained by NBC News.Mark Heim is a senior writer who provides sports, news and trending content. He co-hosts a daily sports radio show on WNSP-FM 105.5 in Mobile. Heim has been recognized with awards for his writing, headlines and...