6 Missing People Identified After Search Called Off for Medical Jet That Vanished Near Nantucket
6 Missing People Identified After Search Called Off for Medical Jet That Vanished Near Nantucket
Abigail AdamsTue, October 6, 2026 at 3:23 PM UTC
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The U.S. Coast Guard has identified the six people who were on a medical transport aircraft that disappeared off the coast of Massachusetts on Oct. 3
The medical flight carried a mother and son seeking care alongside four air ambulance crew members
The agency suspended its search on Oct. 4 after crews covered 4,445 miles over roughly 66 hours
Authorities have identified the six people on board the medical transport aircraft that went missing off the coast of Massachusetts.
The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) previously said the Gulfstream G100 aircraft vanished near Nantucket while traveling from Bermuda to Boston during the early morning hours of Saturday, Oct. 3.
Credit: U.S. Coast Guard
The next day, the Coast Guard announced it had suspended its search for the plane and the six passengers who were on board.
On Monday, Oct. 5, the agency released the names of the individuals aboard the missing plane. They include four Canadians — Philip Gregory Childerhose, Thomas Henry Farquhar, Sarah Jane Paton and Jolene Beth Weir — as well as two Bermudians — Marilyn Lavonne Bean and Sergio Wayne Lottimore.
Bean, 66, and her son Lottimore, 41, were previously identified by Bermudian police, according to ABC affiliate WCVB.
Family members told the outlet the mother and son were coming to Boston for medical care after she had a stroke last week.
Latitude Air Ambulance, the company that operates the missing medical plane, also released a statement following the suspension of the search identifying those on board.
Childerhose was the captain of the plane, Farquhar was the first officer, Paton was a flight nurse and Weir was a respiratory therapist, according to the company.
“Our colleagues dedicated themselves to helping people at some of the most vulnerable moments of their lives,” said Peter Byl, president of Latitude Air Ambulance, in a statement. “That was the mission they were carrying out aboard Heartbeat 104. We want their families to know that we will remember not simply how we lost them, but how they lived, how they served, and what they meant to the people around them.”
A U.S. Coast Guard aircraft conducts a search off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts, on Oct. 3, 2026, after a medical transport plane carrying six people went missing while traveling from Bermuda to Boston.Credit: U.S. Coast Guard
USCG Rear Adm. Matthew Lake, commander of the Coast Guard Northeast District, extended “heartfelt condolences” to the families and friends of those “impacted by this tragic incident.”
“We are grateful to the crews and partner agencies who quickly responded to this incident, and we will continue to support our Canadian partners as they conduct their investigation,” Lake added.
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The Coast Guard said the plane lost contact with air traffic controllers while flying from Bermuda to Boston at approximately 2 a.m. local time on Saturday.
A medical transport aircraft disappeared near Nantucket, Mass., on Oct. 3.Credit: David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty
Later that day, the agency said a civilian vessel “located debris in the water associated with the aircraft.”
On Sunday, the Coast Guard announced the suspension of its search for the plane and its passengers after it and its partner agency assets searched 4,445 miles for approximately 66 hours.
“Suspending a search is not an easy decision,” said Rear Adm. Matthew Lake, Commander of the Northeast District, in a statement. “We express our deepest condolences to the families and loved ones affected by the tragedy and our gratitude for our partner agencies who helped support search efforts.”
In a statement, Bermuda Premier David Burt expressed condolences on behalf of the government and people of Bermuda. “While we held out hope for the best, the worst fears have been realized and so our first thoughts are with the families of those so tragically lost,” Burt stated.
The premier also said, “Let us open our hearts to the families in the hope that our expressions of love, support and compassion will bring some comfort as they attempt to deal with this terrible loss.”
In his statement, Byl asked for privacy for the families of the six people involved in the crash.
“To all of us at Latitude, our crew were much more than names,” he said. “They were colleagues, friends and members of our family. Each brought something special to our company, to the people they worked beside, and to the patients and families entrusted to their care.”
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The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is the lead agency investigating this incident, according to the latest update from the Coast Guard, which said it is continuing to coordinate with Canadian authorities and partner agencies “as appropriate.”
The Government of Bermuda said in a statement that it “has been in contact with the families of those on board throughout this tragic ordeal.”
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