11-Year-Old Dies After Losing Consciousness on Turkish Airlines Flight Headed to New York

Photo:FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty

FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty

An 11-year-old girl died after losing consciousness while traveling on a Turkish Airlines flight on Sunday, according to authorities.

The child and her family were en route to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York when the girl fell ill shortly after their departure from Turkey,according to Sky NewsandNBC News.

As the plane prepared to make an emergency landing, a doctor “attended the situation and performed heart massage,” the spokesperson said.

The child’s family disembarked in Budapest, while the plane continued on to New York after a hours-long delay.

The Airbus A330-300 landed at JFK more than four hours later than originally scheduled,according to FlightAware.

Additional information about the girl’s identity or a cause of death has not been revealed as of Monday morning.

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“We offer our heartfelt condolences to the family and loved ones and share their pain,” a Turkish Airlines spokesperson said in a statement

source: people.com