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83-Year-Old Man Died on Turkish Airlines Flight to US
CHICAGO O'HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, JUL 24 – Turkish Airlines Flight 79 diverted to Chicago after a passenger died mid-flight; the body was offloaded but later went missing, with no record at the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office.
- An 83-year-old passenger, Satyanarayana Pasupuleti, died during a Turkish Airlines flight from Istanbul to San Francisco on July 13, due to a medical emergency while flying over Greenland.
- The flight was diverted to Chicago O'Hare International Airport after the passenger's heart stopped.
- After landing in Chicago, the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office reported no record of the deceased passenger.
- The passenger's remains were reportedly sent to the San Mateo County Coroner's Office, but officials confirmed they are currently unaccounted for.
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83-year-old man died on Turkish Airlines flight to US
The passenger was identified as 83-year-old Satyanarayana Pasupuleti, from India.
Another incident on a plane, this time during a flight from Istanbul to San Francisco. The health condition of one of the passengers on a Turkish Airlines flight suddenly deteriorated during the flight over Greenland, causing the crew to plan an emergency landing in Chicago. The passenger died before landing, but that was not the end of the complications. Almost two weeks after his death, it is still unknown where the body of the deceased passen…
Mystery as body of passenger who died mid-flight VANISHES after landing
A PASSENGER on a flight from Turkey to the United States died mid-air – but officials are uncertain where the body is. The tragic incident occurred on a flight between Istanbul and San Francisco on July 13. GettyInterior of an airplane with passengers standing on foot to depart the plane after landing[/caption] GettyThe body was removed from the plane upon landing in Chicag[/caption] The passenger reportedly suffered a “severe medical emergency”…
Passenger death forces plane to take huge diversion - but there's 'no record' of body - The Mirror
A Turkish Airlines passenger died during a journey from Istanbul to California last week, but it appears neither airline nor airport can explain where the body has gone
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