A United Airlines plane was forced to divert mid-flight earlier this week during a trip from Orlando to Los Angeles when a male passenger on board became seriously ill.
The flight, United Flight 591, had been headed to El Lay when it was forced to land early in New Orleans on Monday, according to news reports from ABC and other outlets.
The passenger was immediately transported to a local hospital in the Crescent City, where he was pronounced dead. Related: Maria Menounos Reveals Both Her Parents Have COVID According to airline officials, though, it wasn’t just that the person died; according to reports, his wife apparently told an emergency medical technician that her husband “had COVID-related symptoms” in the days ahead of his death.