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Delta Passenger Declared Dead On Detroit Flight

A medical emergency was declared and the plane returned to Detroit, but the passenger did not make it, according to reports.

DETROIT, MI — A passenger died after a medical emergency on a Delta flight Monday evening, according to reports.

Delta flight 583 took off from Detroit Metropolitan Airport at 4:35 p.m. Monday headed for Shanghai. Three hours later, a “medical emergency” was declared, according to the Detroit Free Press. The crew decided to return to Detroit and landed at 10:35 p.m.

When the flight landed, the passenger was removed and declared dead, the report said. It is unclear what caused the medical emergency.

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The flight was rescheduled and took off Tuesday morning again.

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