Hill told The New York Times that she was "very freaked out" when Prince lost consciousness in the middle of a conversation. Hill told the newspaper that she shook Prince and called his name while the plane descended to Moline, Illinois. Singer and Prince protege Judith Hill says she was on a plane with Prince when it made an emergency landing in Illinois after the superstar lost consciousness less than a week before his death. Prince died of an accidental overdose of the painkiller fentanyl six days later. "We knew it was only a matter of time; we had to get down," Hill said.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 22, 2016 01:10 UTC