Sudden Death

A commercial flight was diverted to the Turks and Caicos this evening after a female passenger fell ill mid-flight.

At 6:12 pm, the Police Control Room received a call from the Air Traffic Control Tower requesting medical assistance for a 41-year-old female, who at the time was receiving  Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

The flight was en route from the Dominican Republic to Charlotte, USA.

A medical team, along with police units, were dispatched, and the patient was transported to Cheshire Hall Medical Centre, where she died.

A post-mortem will be conducted to ascertain the cause of death.