An eight-year-old girl died on a SkyWest Airlines flight to Chicago after she suddenly became ill and unresponsive – despite medics’ “aggressive resuscitative efforts” upon landing.
Sydney Weston, from Carl Junction, Missouri, was flying with her family from Joplin when she suffered a medical emergency, which saw her flight rerouted to land in Peoria, Illinois, according to officials.
Flight personnel began “rapidly rendering aid”, the Peoria County Coroner’s Office said in a recent statement.The diverted plane made an emergency landing at General Wayne A Downing Peoria International Airport at 7.02am on Thursday morning – just 71 minutes after take-off.
As soon as the plane touched down, medical staff began performing “life-saving measures,” according to a statement from the Peoria County Sheriff’s Office.
“Upon landing in Peoria, she was not breathing and had no pulse,” the coroner’s office said.The girl was transferred from the airport to OSF Healthcare Saint Francis Medical Center seven miles away.
“Despite aggressive resuscitative efforts, she was pronounced deceased at 8:05 am this morning,” the coroner’s office said in its statement.United flight 5121 was chartered by United Airlines, who contracted SkyWest, according to data from FlightAware.
“We appreciate the efforts of our crewmembers who responded quickly to assist and the medical personnel who met the aircraft,” a SkyWest spokesperson told the New York Post.
Weston’s autopsy has been scheduled for Friday and preliminary findings will be released upon completion, according to the coroner’s office.
The local community has been orgnaizing meals for the Weston family to “take some of the weight of their shoulders,” the page admin wrote.“We commend our cabin crew and the assisting doctor for their swift and professional response to this emergency,” the airline added.
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