Miami Plane Diverted After Man Dies On Board
Elderly Miami man dies on flight from New York, plane lands in Virginia
Patrick Cardinal, Wikipedia
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A Miami-bound American Airlines flight was diverted to Virginia after an elderly Miami man died on board Wednesday night.
The New York-to-Miami flight landed at Norfolk International Airport around 7:30 p.m. after the 73-year-old passed away mid-flight, Norfolk Airport Authority executive director Wayne Shank said.
The passenger had complained he wasn't feeling well about 20 minutes after the flight took off from John F. Kennedy International Airport. Crew members' efforts to resuscitate him were unsuccessful.
Shank says the state medical examiner's office will determine what caused his death. He declined to release the man's name, but said he was a Miami resident.
Copyright Associated Press / NBC 6 South Florida
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