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Bermuda police identify woman, son on board medical plane missing off Nantucket

ABC7chicago.com and WYFF4 (Hearst, Greenville) describe the same event in different terms.

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As of October 5, 2026 at 8:26 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened The Bermuda Police Service has released the identities of the two Bermudian Nationals who were on board an aircraft which went missing off Nantucket Island early Saturday.
The headline split WCVB Boston (Hearst) frames it as "Bermuda police identify woman, son on board medical plane missing off Nantucket". WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) frames it as "Mother and son from Bermuda named as passengers on missing medical flight from Bermuda to...".
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CenterBermuda police identify woman, son on board medical plane missing off Nantucket

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WCVB Boston (Hearst)News report · Oct 5, 7:24 PM

Bermuda police identify woman, son on board medical plane missing off Nantucket

The Bermuda Police Service has released the identities of the two Bermudian Nationals who were on board an aircraft which went missing off Nantucket Island early Saturday.

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KGO / ABC7 San FranciscoNews report · Oct 5, 8:26 PM

Medical plane missing: Gulfstream G-100 bound for Boston to Bermuda goes missing near Nantucket, Massachusetts, US Coast Guard says

The U.S. Coast Guard suspended a search for a missing medical transfer plane with six people on board that went missing early Saturday.

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WPVI / 6abc PhiladelphiaNews report · Oct 5, 8:26 PM

Medical plane missing: Gulfstream G-100 bound for Boston to Bermuda goes missing near Nantucket, Massachusetts, US Coast Guard says

The U.S. Coast Guard suspended a search for a missing medical transfer plane with six people on board that went missing early Saturday.

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KTRK / ABC13 HoustonNews report · Oct 5, 8:26 PM

Medical plane missing: Gulfstream G-100 bound for Boston to Bermuda goes missing near Nantucket, Massachusetts, US Coast Guard says

The U.S. Coast Guard suspended a search for a missing medical transfer plane with six people on board that went missing early Saturday.

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ABC7chicago.comNews report · Oct 5, 8:26 PM

Medical plane missing: Gulfstream G-100 bound for Boston to Bermuda goes missing near Nantucket, Massachusetts, US Coast Guard says

The U.S. Coast Guard suspended a search for a missing medical transfer plane with six people on board that went missing early Saturday.

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WDSU New Orleans (Hearst)News report · Oct 5, 7:55 PM

Mother and son from Bermuda named as passengers on missing medical flight from Bermuda to Boston

A tragic air ambulance crash off Massachusetts has left two Bermudian nationals and four crew members presumed dead.

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Oct 5, 7:24 PM: WCVB Boston (Hearst) joined the source map.

Oct 5, 7:55 PM: WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) joined the source map.

Oct 5, 8:26 PM: KGO / ABC7 San Francisco joined the source map.

Oct 5, 8:26 PM: WPVI / 6abc Philadelphia joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 14 sources · 1 bucket.