The US Coast Guard announced on Sunday that it is suspending its search and rescue operation following a medical transport aircraft crash off the coast of Massachusetts. Six individuals are currently presumed dead.
The aircraft, en route from Bermuda to Boston, lost radio contact with ground authorities at approximately 2am on Saturday. Later that same day, responders identified a debris field located near the island of Nantucket.
Why did radio contact drop so abruptly? Seems odd that no mayday was received before the crash.
Six lives lost so close to home is heartbreaking. The ocean is unforgiving in those conditions.