The flight from Dominican Republic was diverted to the Turks and Caicos Islands.
An American girl travelling on American Airlines Flight 2790 from Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, to Charlotte, North Carolina, tragically handed away after experiencing a sudden sickness on the flight, based on The New York Post.
The 41-year-old passenger, recognized by relations as an Indiana mom of two, turned in poor health through the flight, prompting the crew to divert the aircraft to Providenciales International Airport within the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Despite the crew’s efforts to revive the girl and the immediate response of medical personnel upon touchdown, she was pronounced lifeless on the native hospital. The Royal Turks and Caicos Island Police Force confirmed the incident and said {that a} autopsy examination can be carried out to find out the reason for dying, based on the news outlet.
“A commercial flight was diverted to the Turks and Caicos this evening after a female passenger fell ill mid-flight. At 6:12 pm, the Police Control Room received a call from the Air Traffic Control Tower requesting medical assistance for a 41-year-old female, who at the time was receiving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR),” reads the Facebook put up.
While the official identification of the lifeless is pending, a girl on Facebook additionally recognized the passenger as her sister-in-law.
“We are in disbelief, and our hearts are broken,” Stephanie Quinn wrote in response to the Royal Turks and Caicos Island Police Force’s announcement.
Quinn described her sister-in-law as the one woman out of 5 siblings and the mom of two “beautiful children with big hearts and straight as.”
“She is still down there, so please take good care of her as she ventures home,” pleaded Quinn, who didn’t instantly reply to messages Friday.