US pilot dies after suffering heart attack on plane
Passengers stepped in to help a doctor performing CPR and an off-duty pilot assisted in the emergency landing in Idaho.
The captain was still alive when he arrived at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center but died overnight while undergoing treatment, spokeswoman Jennifer Krajnik said.
A Boise airport spokeswoman said the man suffered an apparent heart attack. The cause of death has not been announced.
Passenger Ken Martin told Seattle TV station KOMO a first-year resident doctor volunteered to help perform CPR. She told Mr Martin the pilot appeared to weigh over 300lbs and was taken into the first class cabin where CPR was performed.
The airline did not give the pilot’s name, citing privacy reasons.
