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| Woman dies on United Airlines flight from London to Newark | Woman dies on United Airlines flight from London to Newark |
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| A 23-year-old New Jersey woman has died on a transatlantic flight from London to the US. | A 23-year-old New Jersey woman has died on a transatlantic flight from London to the US. |
| Flight attendants discovered the woman unconscious on flight UA115 from Heathrow at 8.30pm ET on Monday, just over an hour before it landed in Newark, New Jersey. | |
| A doctor on the plane had reportedly attempted to aid the woman, but she was almost immediately pronounced dead, according to Port Authority police spokesperson Joe Pentangelo. | A doctor on the plane had reportedly attempted to aid the woman, but she was almost immediately pronounced dead, according to Port Authority police spokesperson Joe Pentangelo. |
| The flight landed at 9.45pm, and a medical examiner arrived on the scene by 11pm, Pentangelo said. | |
| Medical examiners removed the body just before 11pm in Newark, and Port Authority detectives are investigating. Authorities on Tuesday were awaiting results of an autopsy. | |
| The body was not quarantined. Pentangelo said the woman was travelling alone and “reportedly had pre-existing medical conditions”. He did not elaborate. | The body was not quarantined. Pentangelo said the woman was travelling alone and “reportedly had pre-existing medical conditions”. He did not elaborate. |
| United Airlines spokesperson Charles Hobart said: “We offer our condolences to the passenger’s family” but declined to comment further for “privacy reasons”. |