Oops, make that THREE deaths

Three passengers die in two flights from Miami to London

By MICHAEL McDONOUGH
Associated Press Writer

LONDON - A 19-year-old British woman died Monday on board a Virgin Atlantic
flight from Miami to London's Heathrow Airport, the airline said.

A day earlier, two passengers on a British Airways flight from Miami to Heathrow
died, including one from suspected viral meningitis.

The Virgin Atlantic passenger, who was not identified, died on flight VS006
shortly before landing, a spokeswoman for the carrier said. She said crew had
tried to revive her and a doctor had come forward to help, but the woman was
pronounced dead on arrival at Heathrow, west of London.

Police said the cause of death was unknown but added that an autopsy would be
performed.

On Sunday, a female passenger fell ill on British Airways flight BA208 from
Miami to Heathrow and the aircraft was diverted to Nova Scotia, Canada, so she
could receive emergency treatment, a spokeswoman for BA said. The woman died but
it was unclear whether she died in the hospital or on the aircraft, she said.

A male passenger became ill after the flight resumed and died shortly before
arriving at Heathrow, the spokeswoman said. She did not give either passenger's
age or nationality or the suspected cause of death, but said the deaths weren't
linked.

Hillingdon Borough, which oversees the Health Control Unit at Heathrow, said the
male BA passenger was British and died of suspected viral meningitis. A
spokesman for the local authority, Ian Macey, said he believed the female BA
passenger had suffered a heart attack.

Macey said health authorities would inform all passengers on the BA flight of
the dead man's autopsy results, although he stressed that viral meningitis is
only contagious in very close contact.

He did not have information on the death of the Virgin Atlantic passenger.

Meningitis involves inflammation of the tissues that cover the brain and spinal
cord. It can be caused by a virus, bacteria or fungus.

Viral meningitis, which can be caused by many different viruses, is debilitating
but rarely fatal in people with normal immune systems. Usually, the symptoms
last from 7 to 10 days and the person recovers completely.

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Three passengers die in two flights from Miami to London

By MICHAEL McDONOUGH
Associated Press Writer

LONDON - A 19-year-old British woman died Monday on board a Virgin
Atlantic
flight from Miami to London's Heathrow Airport, the airline said.

A day earlier, two passengers on a British Airways flight from Miami to
Heathrow
died, including one from suspected viral meningitis.

The Virgin Atlantic passenger, who was not identified, died on flight
VS006
shortly before landing, a spokeswoman for the carrier said. She said crew
had
tried to revive her and a doctor had come forward to help, but the woman
was
pronounced dead on arrival at Heathrow, west of London.

Police said the cause of death was unknown but added that an autopsy would
be
performed.

On Sunday, a female passenger fell ill on British Airways flight BA208
from
Miami to Heathrow and the aircraft was diverted to Nova Scotia, Canada, so
she
could receive emergency treatment, a spokeswoman for BA said. The woman
died but
it was unclear whether she died in the hospital or on the aircraft, she
said.

A male passenger became ill after the flight resumed and died shortly
before
arriving at Heathrow, the spokeswoman said. She did not give either
passenger's
age or nationality or the suspected cause of death, but said the deaths
weren't
linked.

Hillingdon Borough, which oversees the Health Control Unit at Heathrow,
said the
male BA passenger was British and died of suspected viral meningitis. A
spokesman for the local authority, Ian Macey, said he believed the female
BA
passenger had suffered a heart attack.

Macey said health authorities would inform all passengers on the BA flight
of
the dead man's autopsy results, although he stressed that viral meningitis
is
only contagious in very close contact.

He did not have information on the death of the Virgin Atlantic passenger.

Meningitis involves inflammation of the tissues that cover the brain and
spinal
cord. It can be caused by a virus, bacteria or fungus.

Viral meningitis, which can be caused by many different viruses, is
debilitating
but rarely fatal in people with normal immune systems. Usually, the
symptoms
last from 7 to 10 days and the person recovers completely.


Could have been Weil's Desease. Any one spot Mickey peeing into the
drinking water.

MC

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Three passengers die in two flights from Miami to London


Last thursday (according to a second hand report I received) a plane (don't
know the carrier) from LHR to Vancouver turned around half way and flew back
to land in Greenland to drop off a passenger who became ill.