In-flight death of a Brooklyn mother
A Brooklyn mother on board an American Airlines flight died Friday after two oxygen tanks failed to revive her, relatives of the woman said. NY Daily News
Carine Desir, 44, a nurse and a mother, was flying from Haiti to JFK airport when she collapsed, moaning, "Don't let me die," witnesses said NY Daily News
Flight attendants and medical professionals onboard tried to save Desir by giving her oxygen, but it could not be determined if the oxygen was flowing properly, medical personnel said. CNN
Desir's family says that flight attendants and equipment are to blame for her death. Spokesmen for American Airlines maintain that attendants acted as trained, and equipment was in working order. CNN
The cause of death was a complication with heart disease and diabetes, said Ellen Borakove, a spokeswoman for the medical examiner's office. CNN