Woman dead after Minneapolis-bound American Airlines flight
Updated: 8:45 p.m. | Posted: 3:53 p.m.
An American Airlines passenger apparently died Monday on her flight from Dallas to the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.
Airports spokesperson Pat Hogan said the crew of flight 2423 found an unresponsive woman in the bathroom before making their descent into Minneapolis. They tried unsuccessfully to resuscitate her.
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When the plane landed, he said emergency workers used a portable stretcher — a tarp with handles — to bring her down the aisle. The portable stretcher is easier to maneuver down a narrow aisle on a crowded flight than a regular stretcher, Hogan said.
The woman was wearing a shirt and underwear, Hogan said.
"Their focus was on one thing and that was trying to save the person's life." Hogan added the airport EMTs tried for nearly an hour to resuscitate her on the jetway.
Authorities have not released the woman's name nor cause of death.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.