Elderly Indian man dies on board Air NZ plane

A 77-year-old Dunedin man died on an Air New Zealand flight leaving Dunedin yesterday.
The man collapsed and could not be revived by staff using oxygen, a defibrillator and CPR, Senior Sergeant Steve Aitken, of Dunedin, said.
Staff were helped by a passenger who was a medical doctor.
The man was an Indian national who had New Zealand residency and lived in Dunedin.
He had an existing heart condition, Snr Sgt Aitken said.
11/09/09 Debbie Porteous/Otago Daily News, New Zealand

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