US pilot dies after suffering heart attack on plane

A United Airlines captain suffered an apparent heart attack while piloting a plane from Houston to Seattle.

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.

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