An 8-year-old girl died after suffering a medical emergency aboard a flight to Chicago Thursday morning, which was rerouted to land in Peoria, Illinois, officials said. The child was transferred to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead, despite emergency personnel performing life-saving measures, Peoria County Coroner's Office said in a statement. (STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images)"Her family immediately notified the flight personnel of her condition, and they began rapidly rendering aid," the coroner's office said. When the plane made an emergency landing in Peoria, "she was not breathing and had no pulse," according to the statement. 8-year-old girl dies after medical emergency aboard flight to Chicago: Coroner originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

Source: ABC News June 14, 2024 06:51 UTC