Authorities have identified two of the six individuals who were aboard a small aircraft that disappeared near Nantucket late Friday night. The Coast Guard suspended its search for survivors on Sunday evening after discovering debris roughly 20 miles off the coast, but no trace of the passengers or crew was found.

Among those confirmed on the plane were Sergio Lottimore, a Bermuda-based insurance executive and vice president of credit, bond, and political risk reinsurance at Hamilton Re, and another individual identified only as Bean. Bermuda Premier E. David Burt expressed condolences on Monday, stating the government was grieving the loss. “While we held out hope for the best, the worst fears have been realized, and our first thoughts are with the families of those so tragically lost,” Burt said in a social media post.

Hamilton Re released a statement mourning the death of Lottimore, describing him as a respected leader and cherished colleague. Bermuda’s Warwick Academy, where Lottimore graduated in 2002, acknowledged him as an outstanding individual and role model whose memory is held in high regard by those who knew him.

Details remain unclear regarding the circumstances that led to the plane’s disappearance. According to aviation experts, the aircraft experienced a rare total electrical failure during the early morning hours of Saturday, resulting in a loss of communication and navigation instruments. The pilot’s attempts to report an emergency to air traffic controllers were hampered by this failure just before the aircraft vanished from radar around 1 a.m.

Flight data indicated the plane underwent a sudden, steep descent shortly after the loss of contact, a maneuver experts interpret as an effort to manage the malfunction by reducing altitude. However, subsequent flight patterns suggested the pilot may have become disoriented, losing stable control over the aircraft. John Goglia, a former National Transportation Safety Board member, cautioned that investigators have yet to determine the exact cause of the incident, emphasizing that transponder data and other flight records will be critical for understanding the final moments.

Massachusetts General Brigham confirmed that none of its hospitals received the patient reportedly aboard the aircraft, although the island of Bermuda frequently sends patients to medical facilities in the Boston area for specialized treatment. A 2022 report by the Bermuda Health Council noted that over 90 percent of Bermudians with health insurance have coverage for overseas care, with common medical conditions necessitating travel including kidney disease, heart ailments, and cancers.

With active search operations suspended, recovery efforts are now focused on locating the aircraft’s flight recorders. The relatively shallow waters in the debris area provide some optimism that the black box and cockpit voice recorder can be retrieved, which experts hope will shed more light on what led to the crash.

The U.S. Coast Guard continues to coordinate with Canadian and Bermuda authorities as the investigation progresses. Officials have urged anyone who finds debris possibly related to the aircraft to contact the Canadian Transportation Safety Board.

The incident remains under active investigation as teams work to piece together the final moments of the flight.