Search suspended for NH man, 3 others after plane vanishes over Bahamas – WMUR Manchester

MANCHESTER, N.H.

Coast Guard officials on Thursday night suspended the search for survivors from a plane piloted by a New Hampshire man that vanished in the Bermuda Triangle.

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The plane lost contact Monday about 40 miles east of the Bahamas.

A Coast Guard helicopter crew on Tuesday located a fuel sheen and a debris field 15 miles east of Eleuthera, Bahamas.

The helicopter crew lowered a rescue swimmer, who retrieved some of the debris. The Coast Guard said recovered debris matches the style of the aircraft.

Nahan Ulrich, 52, of Lee, was the pilot of the plane carrying New York City businesswoman Jennifer Blumin and her two young sons when the plane disappeared.

The Coast Guard suspended the search at 8:45 p.m. Thursday.

"This was a swift and significant loss and its impact has reverberated through everyone that participated in the search," said Christopher Eddy, search and rescue mission coordinator. "Our hearts and prayers go out to all of the families involved."

The U.S. Air Force, Customs and Border Patrol and the Royal Bahamas Defense Force also assisted with the search.

A National Transportation Safety Board accident investigator has been assigned to this case to determine the probable cause of this accident.

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