Sydney Weston became ill and unresponsive as crew desperately rendered aid on a Chicago-bound SkyWest flightAn 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.