North America · 3 October 2026 to 6 October 2026 · 7 headlines · BBC News, Fox News
Medical plane missing off Massachusetts coast
A small medical transport plane carrying six people disappeared off the Massachusetts coast, prompting a search and rescue operation. Searchers have since located debris believed to be from the aircraft in the waters where it vanished. Authorities now say all six passengers are presumed dead, though the circumstances of the disappearance remain under investigation. The Coast Guard has since suspended its search for the missing medevac plane off Nantucket, and the six people aboard the Boston-bound jet have now been identified.
As it ran
6 October 2026
5 October 2026
- All six passengers presumed dead after plane went missing off US coast BBC News
- Coast Guard suspends search for medevac plane off Nantucket with 6 on board Fox News
4 October 2026
- Coast Guard makes discovery off Nantucket amid massive search for vanished plane Fox News
- Debris found from plane that went missing off US coast BBC News
3 October 2026
- Medical plane with 6 on board missing off Massachusetts coast BBC News
- Coast Guard launches search after medical transport jet carrying 6 vanishes Fox News
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