Medics fail to save doctor after plane's emergency landing

A distinguished doctor has died while on a flight to India. Dr Mahendra Prasad Jaiswal, 62, died onboard a Manchester-to-Delhi flight after suffering a heart attack in the skies above Iran.
The QR042 Qatar Airways flight made an emergency landing in Tehran, the Iranian capital, in an attempt to get Dr Jaiswal emergency aid.
However, the GP, who was a fitness devotee and had no previous medical problems, had already died while on board the plane.
The father-of-two was on his way to the marriage of a niece in Varanasi, India, when he fell ill. He was due to give away the bride and was said to be very excited at the prospect.
Dr Jaiswal, who had run his own practice on Corkland Road, Chorlton, for the past 22 years, leaves behind wife Mariamma, son Sujoy, 29, and daughter Sipra, 27, who is also training to become a GP. The veteran GP died on Wednesday, July 4. A post-mortem four days later confirmed he died of a heart attack.
His body was flown from Tehran to Manchester on Wednesday night.
12/07/07 South Manchester Reporter, UK

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