Man Dies On Flight To El Paso
By Miguel Martinez
EL PASO — A 60-year-old man died on an American Airlinesflight from Chicago into El Paso after having seizures for several minutes on the plane.
Officials with the El Paso Fire Department said two doctors on board worked to revive the man for 25 minutes, but to no avail.
The man was pronounced dead on the flight and emergency crews were on hand when the plane touched down at El Paso International Airport.
Initial reports said the man was en route visit friends in Las Cruces, when the seizures began. Upon arrival, crews working with the El Paso County Medical Examiner’s Office removed the man from the plane.
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