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Teenager dies aboard Delta flight soon after takeoff from Seattle
NBC ^ | Simon Moya-Smith

Posted on 12/07/2013 2:33:36 PM PST by BenLurkin

A Delta Airlines flight from Seattle to Atlanta was rerouted to Spokane International Airport in Washington state shortly after takeoff on Saturday due to a medical emergency that left a 16-year-old male passenger dead, officials said.

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Pilots diverted to Spokane, the closest airport, upon learning of the emergency.

The cause of death was not immediately known. Local authorities and a medical examiner were summoned to the airport, NBC affiliate KHQ reported.

(Excerpt) Read more at usnews.nbcnews.com ...


TOPICS: Travel
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1 posted on 12/07/2013 2:33:36 PM PST by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin
Spokane International officials stated that the teenager "regretfully died" ...

I bet.

2 posted on 12/07/2013 2:36:59 PM PST by Zuben Elgenubi (NOPe to GOPe)
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To: BenLurkin
fear of flying..D/O..pain in ears (overpressure)?

3 posted on 12/07/2013 2:37:19 PM PST by skinkinthegrass (The end move in politics is always to pick up a gun..0'Caligula / 0'Reid / 0'Pelosi :-)
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To: BenLurkin

Was the students try table in the full upright position?


4 posted on 12/07/2013 2:41:19 PM PST by Mikey_1962 (Obama: The Affirmative Action President.)
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To: Mikey_1962

Try = tray


5 posted on 12/07/2013 2:42:03 PM PST by Mikey_1962 (Obama: The Affirmative Action President.)
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To: BenLurkin

Rest in peace. Prayers for the family and friends left behind.


6 posted on 12/07/2013 2:42:22 PM PST by OldNewYork (Biden '13. Impeach now.)
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To: BenLurkin

I’m going to guess “drug overdose”. I hope I’m wrong.


7 posted on 12/07/2013 2:42:36 PM PST by Spirochete (Does the FedGov have the attributes of a legitimate government?)
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To: BenLurkin

Prayers for the young man and all who loved him. May he rest in eternal peace.


8 posted on 12/07/2013 2:42:40 PM PST by basil (2ASisters.org)
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To: BenLurkin
If a teenager dies all of a sudden, then there IS something really wrong with him. It's my guess that family and friends knew this, what was wrong with him. They probably sent him because of the Christmas season.

Teenagers are amazingly tough. It takes a lot to kill them. This young man already had SOMETHING wrong with him.
God bless him.

9 posted on 12/07/2013 2:43:06 PM PST by cloudmountain
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To: BenLurkin

Sad so sad sad sad. Prayers up.


10 posted on 12/07/2013 2:46:07 PM PST by Yaelle
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To: BenLurkin

Very sad. His family must be devastated.


11 posted on 12/07/2013 2:46:53 PM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: BenLurkin

Local news reported that he may had some kind of pre-existing condition and he was in a wheelchair.

Sad.


12 posted on 12/07/2013 2:47:17 PM PST by volunbeer (We must embrace austerity or austerity will embrace us)
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To: Spirochete

I thought OD too, but if he was that drugged up, wouldn’t it have been obvious before he got on the plane? Would they have allowed him to board?

I wonder whether he was flying alone or if someone was with him.


13 posted on 12/07/2013 2:47:51 PM PST by Veto! (Opinions freely dispensed as advice)
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To: BenLurkin

Rest in peace, young one.


14 posted on 12/07/2013 2:49:24 PM PST by Irenic (The pencil sharpener and Elmer's glue is put away-- we've lost the red wheel barrow)
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“If a teenager dies all of a sudden, then there IS something really wrong with him.”

Clearly, but often it is completely occult (meaning unseen, not demonic). One reads, fairly frequently, of young people dying during/after sporting events and you don’t play youth sports without having had a physical.

Very sad for this fellow, his family and the others on the airplane.

RIP young man.


15 posted on 12/07/2013 2:50:18 PM PST by jocon307
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To: Veto!

http://www.kxly.com/news/spokane-news/teens-death-causes-emergency-landing-at-spokane-intl/-/101214/23373364/-/5treqy/-/index.html

He was with his family and apparently had some kind of pre-existing condition.


16 posted on 12/07/2013 2:50:24 PM PST by volunbeer (We must embrace austerity or austerity will embrace us)
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To: BenLurkin

Most airlines probably have a protocol on what to do if this happens. Death during a flight, while rare, is always a possibility. My guess is they took the deceased up nearer to the front of the plane where seats are roomier. Perhaps a blanket was put up, in consideration for passengers who are apt to freak out over a natural but unfortunate event.
A good pilot would probably say something on the loudspeaker to sum things up and help the staff/ passengers return to more routine thoughts as much as was possible. Wine was made available.


17 posted on 12/07/2013 2:56:49 PM PST by lee martell
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To: volunbeer

Thanks for the info about his flying with his family.
Horrible for all of them.

Long after our divorce, my ex had a heart attack on a plane. Because he could not get immediate medical care, he ended up in a wheelchair forever. In his case, he was having severe heart pains back at the airport but “toughed it out” anyway, wanting to be cared for in a hospital at home. Macho attitude really changed his life.

Speculation: perhaps this family knew the boy was at death’s door but decided to take him on one last trip to see grandma anyway.


18 posted on 12/07/2013 2:57:24 PM PST by Veto! (Opinions freely dispensed as advice)
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Anyone can die at any age. I had a best friend that died at age 13 from a cerebral hemorrhage. He passed out at school and died a few days later. No one outside of skid-row junkies even knew what drugs were back in the 50s.


19 posted on 12/07/2013 2:58:41 PM PST by AlexW
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To: Veto!

I wonder if being in a plane with the changes in pressure can cause problems, especially if you have any circulatory issues.


20 posted on 12/07/2013 3:01:17 PM PST by dfwgator (Fire Muschamp. Go Michigan State!)
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