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8-Year-Old Dies on SkyWest Plane After Medical Emergency

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8-Year-Old Dies on SkyWest Plane After Medical Emergency
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A child died on a SkyWest flight Thursday after suffering a medical emergency onboard … despite the crew’s best efforts to resuscitate her.

The 8-year-old — who’s been ID’d as Sydney Weston — was traveling with her family from Joplin, MO to Chicago … and reports say suddenly became ill while on the plane, and then went fully unresponsive about 45 minutes into the journey.

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The medical emergency forced pilots to make a detour to General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport … where first responders met the family at the gate and began life-saving measures.


General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport

According to the coroner, Weston did not have a pulse when the plane landed. She was transported to a local hospital where she was later pronounced deceased.

At this point, a cause of death isn’t known — but an autopsy is scheduled for Friday to determine how exactly she may have died.

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SkyWest is a regional airline that operates and maintains aircraft used by other major companies like Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, Alaska Airlines and United Airlines. This particular flight was a partnership with United.

We’ve reached out to SkyWest … so far, no word back.

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