Mother, son among six identified after Boston-bound medevac jet vanishes off Nantucket
Fox News · Jasmine Baehr · October 6, 2026 · foxnews.com Read the articleWidely corroborated
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Claims
8 examinedMarilyn Lavonne Bean, 66, was being transported for treatment related to a stroke, with her son, Sergio Wayne Lottimore, accompanying her aboard the medevac flight. The U.S. Coast Guard identified the four Canadians aboard as Philip Gregory Childerhose, Thomas Henry Farquhar, Sarah Jane Paton and Jolene Beth Weir.
CBS Boston (5 October 2026) reports that the Coast Guard identified the six aboard by these names, Bean, 66, and her son Lottimore, 41, from Bermuda and the four Canadians; The Boston Globe of the same day identifies mother and son as passengers.
The Gulfstream G100 disappeared early Saturday while traveling from Bermuda to Boston, triggering a major Coast Guard search off Nantucket. The Coast Guard suspended the search Sunday after debris associated with the aircraft was located.
CBS Boston and NBC News report that the jet vanished off Nantucket early Saturday on its way from Bermuda to Boston and that the Coast Guard suspended the search on Sunday after 66 hours, having located a debris field.
Lottimore was senior vice president and head of specialty reinsurance at Hamilton Re, according to the Bermuda-based company. "The entire Hamilton team is heartbroken by the loss of a respected leader, colleague and friend," Hamilton Re said in a statement.
The Insurer and Bernews (October 2026) report Hamilton Re's tribute to Lottimore, its senior vice president and head of specialty reinsurance, including the quoted words.
Latitude Air Ambulance President Peter Byl said the company was mourning an "unimaginable loss."
The Royal Gazette (5 October 2026) reports the air ambulance president's words about an "unimaginable loss".
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada said the crew reported electrical difficulties as the aircraft approached the Boston area before the jet descended rapidly and air traffic control lost contact south of Nantucket.
The Royal Gazette (6 October 2026) and NBC News quote the TSB: the crew reported "electrical difficulties" approaching Boston, then the aircraft "descended rapidly" and lost contact with air traffic control south of Nantucket.
FlightAware data previously reviewed by Fox News Digital showed the aircraft descending from 24,000 feet to 11,000 feet in roughly three minutes around 1 a.m. Saturday.
NBC News reports flight data showing the jet dropping from 24,000 to 11,000 feet around 1:05 a.m. Saturday, but does not state how long the descent took.
The Federal Aviation Administration previously told Fox News Digital that it issued a Search and Rescue Alert Notice at approximately 1:20 a.m. ET.
No other source consulted reports the time of the FAA alert notice.
Canada is leading the investigation because the aircraft was registered there, in accordance with international agreements, according to the TSB. The National Transportation Safety Board is assisting as an accredited representative for the United States.
The Royal Gazette (6 October 2026) and Xinhua report that the TSB leads the probe as the aircraft (C-GRJP) is Canadian-registered, with the US NTSB assisting as accredited representative.
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