Six presumed dead after medical jet vanishes off Nantucket coast
Six people are presumed dead after a privately owned medical jet travelling from Bermuda to Boston went missing off Nantucket early on Saturday. The US Coast Guard ended its search after debris was found, while the deaths have prompted tributes from the passengers’ employer, colleagues and community.
The passengers included Bermuda financier Sergio Wayne Lottimore, 41, and his mother Marilyn Lavonne Bean, 66, along with four Canadian air ambulance crew: captain Philip Gregory Childerhose, first officer Thomas Henry Farquhar, flight nurse Sarah Jane Paton and respiratory therapist Jolene Beth Weir. The Coast Guard searched more than 4,400 square miles over 66 hours; the debris was found in water about 80 to 90 feet deep. The aircraft was a Gulfstream G100, and the flight was carrying a patient and family escort.
- Six people are presumed dead after a medical jet vanished off Nantucket.
- The passengers included four Canadian air ambulance crew.
- The Coast Guard searched over 4,400 square miles before stopping.
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A privately owned medical jet carrying six people disappeared off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts on Saturday whilst flying from Bermuda to Boston. The aircraft, a Gulfstream G100, vanished early in the morning, and the US Coast Guard launched a comprehensive search operation covering more than 4,400 square miles. After discovering debris in water approximately 80 to 90 feet deep, the search was called off following a 66-hour operation, with all six people on board now presumed dead.
The passengers included Bermuda financier Sergio Wayne Lottimore, aged 41, and his mother Marilyn Lavonne Bean, aged 66. The crew comprised four Canadian air ambulance professionals: captain Philip Gregory Childerhose, first officer Thomas Henry Farquhar, flight nurse Sarah Jane Paton and respiratory therapist Jolene Beth Weir. The aircraft was operating as a medical air ambulance, transporting a patient and family escort to Boston for specialist treatment.
Medical air ambulance services provide transport for patients requiring specialist or emergency medical care. The crew and passengers involved came from multiple countries, reflecting how such services operate across international borders to ensure patients can reach appropriate treatment facilities.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Financier, 41, and his 66-year-old mother are among six feared dead after private medical jet crashed off coast of Nantucket”.