New details have emerged regarding the tragic death of 63-year-old Mahasen Mohamed, who passed away aboard a Qatar Airways flight QR731 bound for Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport on October 31, according to Dallas local newspaper Fort Worth Star-Telegram . Passenger passed away mid-flight Mohamed experienced a sudden medical emergency in midair when she was flying with her husband and child from Doha Hamad International Airport , Qatar , according to an airport police report. During the flight, Mohamed reportedly collapsed at the back of the plane .
A doctor traveling on board responded to the emergency, performing CPR on her for nearly an hour, but she remained unresponsive. Upon arrival at Dallas-Fort Worth, officers from the airport’s Department of Public Safety met the plane at Gate D11 of Terminal D. Despite the efforts of both the onboard doctor and the emergency responders on the ground, Mohamed was pronounced dead shortly after 09:45 local time, according to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Pulmonary thromboembolism suspected in death of passenger The Medical Examiner later determined that Mohamed’s death was caused by pulmonary thromboembolism, a condition where a blood clot blocks an artery in the lungs, often leading to fatal outcomes. Her death was classified as natural. Mohamed’s family informed officials that she had a known history of blood clots, a risk factor for pulmonary thromboembolism.
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