Ethiopian Girl, 13, Dies Onboard Flight While Travelling to Hyderabad for Cancer Treatment

A 13-year-old girl from Ethiopia, who was travelling to Hyderabad for cancer treatment, died onboard an Ethiopian Airlines flight before it landed at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, police said on Saturday, June 27. The teenager had reportedly been battling cancer for the past three years and died while the aircraft was airborne.

The flight landed at Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at around 1 am on Saturday. Airport authorities shifted the girl to a health facility at the airport soon after landing, where doctors confirmed that she had died onboard the flight, police said. Intestine Transplant in Hyderabad: Doctors of Osmania General Hospital Successfully Perform Telangana's First Cadaveric Small Intestine Transplant (See Pic).

Girl Was Travelling for Medical Treatment

According to police, the teenager had travelled from Ethiopia to Hyderabad to undergo cancer treatment. Officials said she had been suffering from cancer for the last three years. However, she died during the journey before the aircraft reached Hyderabad. Hyderabad: KIMS Doctors Remove Pen Cap Stuck in Man’s Lungs After 21 Years.

After the Ethiopian Airlines flight landed at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, the girl was taken to the airport's health facility for medical examination. Doctors declared that she had died while the flight was still airborne, police said. Further formalities were being carried out by the authorities in accordance with established procedures.

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