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Old Sep 9, 2005 | 3:48 pm
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WillTravel
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Originally Posted by rdg_dc
I was on a WN flight where a woman suddenly slouched over and died. Don't know the cause of death, but she was quite elderly.

The WN FAs were surprisingly professional about it all--no commotion, no panic, no call for doctors.

She died, they moved everyone out of the area, and covered her with blankets. We landed 45 minutes later. Nobody spoke.
Why wouldn't they call for doctors? I wouldn't want a flight attendant making the decision that someone was beyond resuscitation.
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