Passenger dies aboard LIAT flight

Regional airline LIAT has confirmed that a male passenger has died on one of its aircraft.

LIAT’s corporate communications specialist, Desmond Brown, says the incident happened Wednesday afternoon on flight LI 726 from Trinidad to St Vincent.

“On arrival at the E.T. Joshua Airport it was observed that passenger was not responding. The Emergency Medical Services were called and after a medical examination, the passenger was pronounced dead by local medical authorities.”

Brown said the authorities are continuing their investigation to determine the cause of death.

He says the affected passengers were accommodated on other LIAT services.

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