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In a terrifying ordeal, a Los Angeles-bound flight from Orlando, packed with passengers, had to divert and land for an emergency at New Orleans as a man suddenly developed breathing prpblem midway and succumbed to death within 20 minutes inside the flight.
Passengers sitting in various parts of the crowded cabin took photos in panic as they saw paramedics team attempted to revive the passenger, who was pronounced dead shortly after reaching a hospital, on Monday.
The team of medical professionals, who were allowed on board once the plane had landed at the New Orleans airport, later informed the media that they had overheard the man s wife saying on the flight that her husband was showing symptoms of COVID-19 for the past week, having lost his sense of taste and smell.
A man who tested positive for COVID-19 died on a United Airlines flight Monday
Video shows CPR-trained individuals who were onboard rushing to help after the man was unable to breathe
Photos also show concerned passengers attempting to help revive the man who was unconscious
United 591 from Orlando, Florida bound for Los Angeles diverted to New Orleans 90 minutes into the flight
Since the incident happened, it has been confirmed by United and the CDC the man who died had coronavirus
Passengers tweeted they saw the man having difficulty breathing before takeoff from Orlando
United also say they believe man lied at check-in when asked if he had any COVID symptoms
“It is apparent the passenger wrongly acknowledged this requirement,” United said.
Other passengers said the man was seen shaking and sweating and had a hard time breathing before the flight took off, the Daily Mail reported Sunday.
After takeoff, his condition grew worse and after an hour he stopped breathing, the report said, prompting the captain to bring the plane back down to the ground as soon as possible.
When the crew asked if there were any doctors on board, Tony Aldapa was among a number of people who came forward and helped perform CPR.
He told the paper “there was no mouth-to-mouth at all. We were doing chest compressions and they had him on the oxygen mask from the plane.”
Chaotic Scenes After Passenger With COVID Dies Onboard a United Airlines Flight Published December 20th, 2020 - 12:45 GMT (Shutterstock)
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Tony Aldapa was one of the passengers on board who helped perform CPR on the man.
Passengers who were onboard a United Airlines flight from Orlando to Los Angeles during which a man died from coronavirus have shared photographs that depict the utter chaos on board.
Panicked passengers sitting in various parts of the crowded cabin took photos as the drama unfolded before them which saw paramedics attempt to revive the passenger who was pronounced dead shortly after an emergency landing in New Orleans.