A passenger onboard a Delta flight from Santo Domingo died on the way to JFK Airport Sunday.
A Delta spokesman confirmed the death but did not provide details.
"A passenger was attended to by a doctor who declared the passenger dead while the flight was en route. It appears to be of natural causes," the spokesman said.
Passenger Dancy Rivera of the Bronx said two doctors on-board tried to revive the woman, who was 58 years old and traveling alone.
The person sitting next to the woman tried to nudge her awake, but "she never responded."
"They tried to revive her. They brought her up to first class, next to me, to try to help her. They put something in her chest," Rivera said. "The flight attendants told everyone to stay seated. It was scary. People in the back [of the plane] didn't know what was happening."
He said the woman was declared dead and "covered with a white sheet" until the plane landed just after 4 p.m.
New York Daily News
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