HAMILTON — The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for six people aboard a Hamilton-based air ambulance that disappeared during a flight from Bermuda to Boston early Saturday.

Latitude Air Ambulance said late Sunday that all six aboard are presumed dead, The Canadian Press reports. The company said it was supporting the families of its four crew members and co-operating with authorities.

Search ends after debris confirmed

The aircraft was carrying a patient, a family member and four Canadian crew members. Two of those aboard were Bermuda nationals.

Officials had confirmed a debris field off Nantucket belonged to the missing jet. Rear Admiral Matthew Lake offered condolences to the families when announcing the suspension.

Cause remains unconfirmed

The report does not establish what caused the aircraft to go down. Lake said questions about electrical problems or weather were for investigators.

This updates TNC’s earlier report that the search was continuing.

Source: The Canadian Press, updated October 4.

Representative file photograph: Gulfstream G100 N90AJ at Frederick Municipal Airport, February 23, 2023, by Acroterion / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not the missing aircraft or the search; thumbnail resized.