The Bermuda Government has launched a full‑scale search operation after a medical evacuation aircraft vanished during a routine flight from St. George’s Harbour. The helicopter, which was scheduled to ferry a critically ill patient to the Royal Naval Hospital on the island, was last heard from at 8:12 a.m. local time.

Coast Guard and the Royal Bermuda Police have deployed search vessels and aircraft to the area south of the harbour, while the U.S. Coast Guard’s Atlantic Rescue Coordination Center has offered additional maritime assets. The search is focused on the 12‑mile radius around the last known position, with teams conducting both aerial sweeps and surface scans.

Health Minister Dr. Samantha Mitchell released a statement urging calm and assuring residents that the search is being conducted with the utmost urgency. She also noted that the Bermuda Health Service will continue to monitor all patients who were scheduled for evacuation that morning.

The disappearance has prompted the government to review safety protocols for medical air transport, including flight path monitoring and emergency communication procedures. No crew or patient were recovered to date, and the search is expected to continue through the end of the week.

The incident has raised concerns among local residents about the reliability of air transport for critical medical cases, and several community groups have called for a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding the aircraft’s disappearance.