Plane makes emergency landing in Brazil after passenger dies during flight
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A plane had to make an emergency landing at the airport in Vitória, capital of the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo after a passenger died during the flight.
As reported to G1 Zurich Airport Brasil, which manages Vitória’s airport, relief teams were already waiting for the plane when it landed.
“The team confirmed the death of the passenger and called the Civil Police Death Verification Service, which came to the airport to carry out the procedures,” explains the note echoed by the media outlet.
The plane of the Brazilian airline Azul left Porto Alegre, in Rio Grande do Sul, bound for Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco, but was forced to change its route when the passenger began to feel unwell.
According to the company, the passenger received first aid but did not resist. The airline did not report the cause of death or the identity of the deceased.
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