Irish passenger dies after taking ill during flight

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Press Trust of India Kochi
Last Updated : May 23 2013 | 5:06 PM IST
A non-stop Melbourne-Doha flight of Qatar Airways was diverted to Nedumbassery airport here after an Irish passenger complained of chest pain and was later declared dead on being taken to a local hospital.
Airport sources today said they received a call from the pilot for an emergency landing after 68-year-old McMorrow Raymond developed chest pain shortly after the flight left Melbourne airport. It landed here at around around 7 PM last night.
Though Raymond was rushed to a nearby hospital in an ambulance, he was declared brought dead at the hospital.
The Irish embassy has been informed about Raymond's death and efforts were on to find out his relatives, airport sources said.
The body has been kept at the Little Flower hospital mortuary at nearby Angamally.
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First Published: May 23 2013 | 5:06 PM IST

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