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A young woman collapsed on the flight back from her Caribbean vacation.
She was pronounced dead a short time later.
An autopsy will clarify what caused her death.
Turks and Caicos Islands - A tragic incident occurred on Wednesday (February 28) on the flight from Punta Cana (Dominican Republic) to Charlotte (USA): A 41-year-old mother suddenly became ill and collapsed.
The resuscitation measures were unsuccessful.
Mother falls ill on the flight back from the Caribbean and dies - the cause of death is still unclear
According to officers from the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force, police headquarters received a call from the aviation security tower on Wednesday evening requesting medical assistance for the collapsed passenger.
The American Airlines flight was diverted to Providenciales Airport in the Turks and Caicos Islands.
What hardly anyone knows: the board staff has secret codes ready for such extreme cases.
This way they can communicate with each other without the passengers noticing.
Although the flight crew tried to revive the sick mother, any help came too late.
After the emergency landing, she was taken to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead a short time later.
Police officials announced on Facebook that an autopsy would be conducted to “determine the cause of death.”
'Our hearts are broken' - Woman identifies deceased mother as her sister-in-law
The passenger's identity has not been made public, but according to
Fox 59,
she was from Indiana.
A woman commented on the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force's Facebook post that it was her sister-in-law.
She wrote: “We are stunned and heartbroken.”
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She further described the deceased passenger as a mother of two “beautiful children with big hearts and straight A’s.”
It remains unclear whether she flew alone or with someone.
An American Airlines spokesperson told the
New York Post
that the flight to Charlotte was postponed until the next day.
A 41-year-old mother suddenly collapsed on an American Airlines flight.
Resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful.
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A mysterious case in Mallorca proves that vacation trips can often turn out to be nightmares: a German vacationer was found dead during a bike ride.
The cause of death is unclear.
In the summer of 2023, two sailors were reported missing after a storm.
The emergency services later found two bodies.
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