TOKYO, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Three people were in cardiac arrest while three others were conscious after being rescued as a medical helicopter carrying six lost contact in southwestern Japan on Sunday afternoon, local media reported.

At around 2:50 p.m. local time, the Japan Coast Guard was notified that the emergency medical service helicopter heading from Tsushima Airport in Nagasaki prefecture to transport a patient to a hospital in Fukuoka prefecture had gone missing off the east coast of Tsushima, the public broadcaster NHK reported.

According to the flight plan, the helicopter took off from Tsushima Airport at 1:30 p.m. local time and was due to arrive at the hospital in Fukuoka City at 2:15 p.m. local time.

After searching the area, a patrol boat found the capsized aircraft floating on the sea at around 5:05 p.m. local time and three people on board were rescued and reportedly conscious.

The remaining three were found and rescued later and were in cardiac arrest, the report said.

The six on board included a pilot, mechanic, doctor, nurse, as well as a patient in her 80s and her attendant in his 60s. Enditem

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