Passenger Dies Aboard CAL Flight En Route To New York

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Apr 26 2017 – A passenger travelling from Guyana to New York on Caribbean Airlines flight BW 526 died during the flight last night.

One passenger on the flight said that around 8:47 pm, the captain announced that there was a medical emergency on board and they were being re-directed to Puerto Rico.

The flight which left the Cheddi Jagan International Airport at about 5:30 pm landed at the San Juan International Airport and Paramedics boarded in an attempt to resuscitate an elderly man who had lost consciousness. These efforts proved futile and two hours after landing a Medical Examiner came on board to pronounce him dead.

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