KOLKATA: An Iraqi teenager, who was travelling to China for renal remedy, died on board the flight after she fell unwell mid-air.
The Iraqi Airways flight was diverted to Kolkata, the place it made an emergency touchdown.
Docs, who checked the passenger on arrival, have been unable to detect any pulse or heartbeat. The 16-year-old was later declared lifeless at a personal metropolis hospital.
The deceased, Dekan Ahmed, was being accompanied by her dad and mom and headed to Guangzhou when the mishap occurred.
Airport officers stated the flight was round half-hour from Kolkata airport when the pilot radioed Airport Site visitors Management (ATC) and sought emergency medical touchdown permission.
“The flight landed safely at 10.12pm and the airport well being officer instantly attended her,” stated an airport official.
The authorities on the metropolis hospital the place she was taken later knowledgeable cops, who helped the grieving household test right into a resort for in a single day keep. {The teenager}’s physique was shifted to RG Kar Medical Faculty and Hospital, the place postmortem was performed on Thursday.
Cops stated the physique can be flown again to Baghdad in a coffin by way of Delhi on Friday.
“There was a significant language hurdle because the household was not familiar with English and had problem interacting with us and the hospital officers. We had obtained in contact with the Iraqi diplomatic mission in Delhi who helped us with an interpreter in Kolkata. That’s how we learnt that {the teenager} was affected by kidney-related illnesses and was heading to China for remedy,” stated an officer of Baguiati police station.
The Iraqi Airways flight IA-473 flew to Guangzhou from Kolkata at 1.49am with the remaining 97 passengers and 15 crew members.
