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Woman passenger from Kolkata dies in aircraft

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Press Trust of India Chennai
A 42-year-old woman passenger with a respiratory condition was found dead in an aircraft soon after it landed here, airport sources said.

The woman, Anita, was coming to this city from Kolkata for treatment at a hospital.

The flight crew found her motionless in her seat as passengers began to disembark and alerted the airport officials, the sources said.

A medical team examined her and pronounced her dead.

The cause of death was suspected to be cardiac arrest, they said.

The body was later taken to a government hospital in Chromepet.

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First Published: Jan 26 2016 | 6:57 PM IST

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