I bet.
Was the students try table in the full upright position?
Rest in peace. Prayers for the family and friends left behind.
I’m going to guess “drug overdose”. I hope I’m wrong.
Prayers for the young man and all who loved him. May he rest in eternal peace.
Teenagers are amazingly tough. It takes a lot to kill them. This young man already had SOMETHING wrong with him.
God bless him.
Sad so sad sad sad. Prayers up.
Very sad. His family must be devastated.
Local news reported that he may had some kind of pre-existing condition and he was in a wheelchair.
Sad.
Rest in peace, young one.
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.
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.
Info sparse at this moment but appears the 16 year old was traveling with his mother.
Apparently this is a military family and were going to Atlanta to visit relatives.
He had existing medical conditions
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/07/us-usa-flight-death-idUSBRE9B60E820131207
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“They’d been dealing with deployments and being moved around, and it was really tragic to have this happen when they were trying to get together with their family,”
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Asthma attack?
Can happen with low cabin pressure
I take that same SEATAC-ATL flight multiple times a year.
I’ll say a prayer next time I’m aboard.
Teenager
Suddenly Dead
Heroin'd be my guess.
Sad. RIP.