Listen to this articleDear 2 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated using AI-based technology. Pronunciation errors may occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve results. The U.S. Coast Guard has named the six people, including four Canadians, who were aboard an Ontario-based air ambulance that went missing off the coast of Massachusetts on Saturday. The four Canadian crew members, employed by Ontario-based Latitude Air Ambulance, were Philip Gregory Childerhose, Thomas Henry Farquhar, Sarah Jane Paton and Jolene Beth Weir. The two Bermudian passengers are Marilyn Lavonne Bean and Sergio Wayne Lottimore. “During this incredibly difficult time, our deepest condolences go out to the families and friends affected by this tragic incident,” Rear Admiral Matthew Lake, commander of the U.S. Coast Guard Northeast District, said in a statement. “We thank the crews and partner agencies who responded quickly to this incident, and we will continue to support our Canadian partners as they conduct their investigation.” will lead the investigation into the incident, something the Coast Guard statement confirmed. WATCH | Transportation Safety Board to lead crash investigation: TSB to investigate air ambulance crash after search suspended After an air ambulance crashed on its way from Bermuda to Boston, four Canadian crew members and two passengers are missing. The United States Coast Guard has suspended its search. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is now investigating the accident. The air ambulance was flying to Boston from Bermuda when it disappeared on Saturday. Authorities have said the two Bermudians were being transported by plane to Boston when the plane lost contact with air traffic control early Saturday. Air traffic control audio shows the pilot reported electrical problems and declared an emergency as the plane approached the coast. The Coast Guard says the plane’s wreckage was found 20 miles off Nantucket and suspended its search Sunday after covering approximately 7,000 miles of ocean. “It is with deep sadness that we recognize the U.S. Coast Guard’s decision to conclude active search and rescue operations and transition to recovery efforts,” Latitude Air Ambulance, the Hamilton-based company that operated the plane, said in a statement Sunday. “Given the information shared by authorities and the conclusion of the search and rescue phase, we must now face the heartbreaking reality that all four members of our Latitude team, our patient and the patient’s family escort, who were on board… are presumed dead.”
