Search Under Way for Medical Jet Carrying Six People
The Coast Guard is searching for a medical plane carrying six people after the aircraft disappeared, according to NPR. Flight data showed the jet descended at least 9,000 feet in two minutes, levelled off for several more minutes and then vanished.
The Coast Guard is searching for a missing medical plane that was carrying six people, NPR reported. Flight data showed that the jet dropped at least 9,000 feet over two minutes. It then levelled off for several more minutes before disappearing, according to the report.
The supplied material does not identify the aircraft’s operator, route or intended destination. It also does not name the six people on board or say whether they were patients, medical staff or crew. No location for the search is provided.
The material does not state when the plane disappeared, how extensive the search is or what equipment is being used. There is no information about weather conditions, a possible cause of the descent or whether wreckage has been found. The report also does not say whether any emergency call was received.
The Coast Guard’s search is the confirmed response described in the supplied material. No outcome or information about the people aboard has been provided. NPR included an image credit to Heather Diehl, but the supplied account contains no further details about the photograph or the incident.
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