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"Indianapolis man found dead in airplane lavatory
A 63-year-old Indianapolis man was found dead Wednesday in the lavatory of an American Airlines flight arriving at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport from Tokyo, authorities said Thursday.
The body of the man, identified as Matsuo Taisuke, was found by cleaning staff around 5 p.m. -- about an hour after Flight 154 landed, said Tim Smith, an airline spokesman.
Taisuke died of heart failure, the office of the Cook County, Ill., medical examiner said Thursday. Taisuke was to take another flight from O'Hare to Indianapolis, Smith said.
As the Boeing 777 landed, flight attendants were unaware Taisuke was in the lavatory, Smith said. The lavatories have lighted signs to indicate when they are occupied. Smith said Taisuke closed the bathroom door but apparently left it unlocked, so the sign was not lit."
Indianapolis Star website
This is all I could find about this. A friend in Indy called me last night and told me about it. This is embarassing. The f/as are supposed to check the lavs before they take their jumpseats for landing and before leaving the a/c after landing.
Anyone else heard anything about this?
A 63-year-old Indianapolis man was found dead Wednesday in the lavatory of an American Airlines flight arriving at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport from Tokyo, authorities said Thursday.
The body of the man, identified as Matsuo Taisuke, was found by cleaning staff around 5 p.m. -- about an hour after Flight 154 landed, said Tim Smith, an airline spokesman.
Taisuke died of heart failure, the office of the Cook County, Ill., medical examiner said Thursday. Taisuke was to take another flight from O'Hare to Indianapolis, Smith said.
As the Boeing 777 landed, flight attendants were unaware Taisuke was in the lavatory, Smith said. The lavatories have lighted signs to indicate when they are occupied. Smith said Taisuke closed the bathroom door but apparently left it unlocked, so the sign was not lit."
Indianapolis Star website
This is all I could find about this. A friend in Indy called me last night and told me about it. This is embarassing. The f/as are supposed to check the lavs before they take their jumpseats for landing and before leaving the a/c after landing.
Anyone else heard anything about this?