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- Turkish Airlines passenger dies during flight to California — and now no one can explain where the body is</p>
<p>Richard PollinaJuly 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM</p>
<p>A Turkish Airlines passenger died during their international flight to California — and officials can't explain where the body is located.</p>
<p>The passenger was onboard a flight out of Istanbul heading to San Francisco on July 13 when they "suffered a severe medical emergency," according to the aviation blog Aviation A2Z.</p>
<p>The crew was preparing to divert the plane to Keflavik Airport in Iceland after the passenger died midair.</p>
<p>However, they ultimately decided to continue flying toward North America rather than divert outside US airspace.</p>
<p>The urgency to make an emergency landing decreases after a passenger dies, allowing the crew to find an airport that is better equipped to handle the situation, according to the outlet.</p>
<p>The body of a passenger who died during an international flight to San Francisco has allegedly gone missing. Christian Palent – stock.adobe.com</p>
<p>"Upon entering the airspace over the United States, the crew opted to land at CHICAGO O'HARE (ORD), a major international hub capable of handling emergency landings with adequate medical support and facilities," Aviation A2Z reported.</p>
<p>The cause of the passenger's medical emergency remains unknown.</p>
<p>Upon landing at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, the body was removed from the aircraft.</p>
<p>At this point, responsibility should have shifted to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office.</p>
<p>However, medical examiner spokesperson Natalia Derevyanny told SFGATE that they have no record of a body being brought to them from the flight, nor does the office have any cases that would match the description of the incident.</p>
<p>However, they ultimately decided to continue flying toward North America rather than divert outside US airspace. Flightaware</p>
<p>Turkish Airlines station manager Ertugrul Gulsen confirmed the diversion to Chicago O'Hare and added that the passenger's remains were later placed on a separate flight to San Francisco, but did not elaborate further.</p>
<p>The location of the passenger's body is still unknown.</p>
<p>The Post has reached out to Turkish Airlines for comment.</p>
<p>Medical emergencies occur on approximately 1 in every 600 flights, or 16 per million passengers, according to the CDC.</p>
<p>About 3 out of every 1,000 incidents are fatal. While medical emergencies are not rare, in-flight deaths are less frequent.</p>
<p>The cause of the passenger's medical emergency remains unknown. Markus Mainka – stock.adobe.com</p>
<p>A study published in The American Journal of Emergency Medicine in 2021 on in-flight emergencies also found that "death onboard a commercial aircraft is actually quite rare."</p>
<p>Nearly all in-flight deaths unrelated to crashes are due to cardiac arrest, often from heart conditions worsened by flight stresses like low oxygen and immobility.</p>
<p>In March, an EasyJet passenger went into a suspected cardiac arrest and died while aboard a flight from Spain to England.</p>
<p>Three passengers, including a nurse, on the budget airline traveling from Tenerife to Liverpool John Lennon Airport sprang into action and tried to revive the 67-year-old woman who collapsed shortly after takeoff on March 25 by performing CPR.</p>
<p>However, she died before the plane touched down at Santiago-Rosalía de Castro Airport.</p>
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