The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for three passengers after a fixed-wing medical transport airplane went down in waters off the coast of Maui on Thursday night.
is searching for three passengers of a fixed-wing medical transport aircraft that went down in the Maui Channel.
"Global Medical Response can confirm that one of our Hawaii Life Flight emergency fixed wing airplanes based in Maui, went off radar while en route to pick up a patient in Waimea Big Island," a spokesperson for Hawaii Life Flight told Fox News in an emailed statement on Friday morning. "Our immediate focus is helping the search and rescue teams. Please keep our team members in your thoughts," it said."Out of respect for our team members and their families, we ask for your patience. We will provide updates as soon as we have them."
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