10 year-old girl dies after falling ill on Christmas Eve flight

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Sunday, 25 December 2016 11:09

She was travelling from Canada

A young girl has died after falling ill on a Christmas Eve trans-Atlantic flight to London.

The 10 year-old was travelling from Toronto to Heathrow, when she suffered a medical problem.

It's been reported she was in cardiac arrest, and the flight was diverted to Shannon in the Republic of Ireland.

She was taken to University Hospital Limerick where she passed away a short time later.

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