Originally Posted by LondonElite

On a flight from FRA-YYZ many years ago I was in F on the UD of a 747. An older man and his wife were in the very last row of F, and somewhere south of Iceland there was commotion at the back of the cabin, followed by a PA announcement requesting the services of a doctor. One soon approached and tended to the old man. Captain announces that we are making an unscheduled medical stop in KEF. The big bird almost immediately turns right and descends. About ten minutes later the old man passed away, the doctor and the senior FA go into the cockpit and speak with the captain; I can hear most of what they're saying since we are in the first row. Five minutes later captain announces we are not going to stop and instead continue on to YYZ as planned. The old lady was understandably upset but amazingly composed. The old man was put in the flat position and covered with a large blanket. It was all a bit surreal.