Air New Zealand airplane forced to land in Los Angeles as woman collapses and dies mid-flight
- Middle-aged woman who was traveling with her husband has yet to be identified
- A paramedic who happened to be on the flight attempted to revive her for more than an hour
- Passengers forced to wait with body two hours on the tarmac as Fourth of July holiday kept the coroner from reaching them sooner
A mid-flight death forced the grounding of an Air New Zealand flight in Los Angeles for several hours Friday.
The woman, yet to be identified, was described as middle-aged and on holiday with her husband, Stuff reports.
She collapsed during the NZA flight for as-yet undisclosed reasons.
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A mid-flight death forced the grounding of an Air New Zealand flight (not pictured) in Los Angeles for several hours Friday
A female paramedic who happened to be a passenger on the flight worked on her for roughly an hour and a half with crew members but were unable to revive her.
'By the time we landed, I think there was little more that could be done,' said one Kiwi eyewitness, who declined to be named.
The plane was then on the tarmac for roughly two hours with passengers as the crew waited for a coroner's van to arrive for the body.
The plane was then on the tarmac for roughly two hours with passengers as the crew waited for a coroner's van to arrive for the body
The long wait was likely due to the Fourth of July holiday.
'Normal process was followed and the coroner was notified,' an Air New Zealand spokeswoman told reporters.
The spokeswoman declined further comment citing privacy concerns.
Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2682064/Air-New-Zealand-airplane-forced-land-Los-Angeles-woman-collapses-dies-mid-flight.html#ixzz36gVYpsKp
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