A woman, mother of two children and native of central Indiana, He died Wednesday after falling ill on an American Airlines flight. bound for the United States from the Dominican Republic.
Police said the 41-year-old woman was in the American Airlines Flight 2790 from Punta Cana to Charlotte, North Carolinawhen his health took a sudden turn.
According to authorities, CPR was performed on the woman on the plane and the flight was then diverted to the Turks and Caicos Islands, a British Overseas Territory located in the southeast of the Bahamas.
Doctors and police were sent to the plane and The woman was transported to a local hospital where she was later pronounced dead.according to a release posted on Facebook by the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police.
Authorities said an autopsy would be performed to determine the cause of death.
American Airlines confirmed to Fox News Digital that the flight was diverted to Providenciales International Airport (PLS) and that the woman was taken to the hospital.
The airline said the flight continued its journey to Charlotte the next day.
The identity of the passenger has not been released, but FOX 59 reported she was from central Indiana.
It is unclear whether the 41-year-old woman was flying with her children or other family members when she fell ill.
Also on Wednesday night, An American Airlines flight from New York to Spain was forced to divert to Boston Logan International Airport due to a broken windshield.
Flight 94 bound for Madrid had taken off from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport around 7:30 p.m. and An alert was issued around 9:45 p.m. due to the windshield issue.Massachusetts State Police said, according to NBC Boston.
The plane landed in Boston shortly after 10:00 p.m. After landing safely, The aircraft was taken out of service for inspection.
Clients were provided with hotel accommodation overnight, then departed on Thursday on another flight to Madrid.
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