Indiana mother dies suddenly on American Airlines flight from Dominican Republic

An Indiana mother of two died suddenly after falling ill on an American Airlines flight headed to the United States that was forced to be diverted.

The unidentified 41-year-old woman was traveling on Wednesday from Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, on American Airlines Flight 2790 to Charlotte, North Carolina. The woman became violently ill during the flight.

Shortly after 6 p.m., the woman from central Indiana was given CPR on the commercial airplane. The plane was diverted to the Providenciales International Airport on the Caribbean island of Turks and Caicos for emergency medical help.

However, the woman suddenly died, according to police.

“A medical team, along with police units, were dispatched, and the patient was transported to Cheshire Hall Medical Centre, where she died,” the Royal Turks and Caicos Island Police Force said in a press release.

Turks and Caicos authorities said a post-mortem examination will be conducted to determine the cause of the woman’s sudden death.

American Airlines told Fox News that the flight flew to Charlotte the following day.

According to the outlet, a woman on Facebook identified the passenger as her sister-in-law.

“This was my sister-in-law,” said the woman from Indiana named Stephanie Quinn. “We are in disbelief and our hearts are breaking.”

“The only girl out of 5 siblings, so you can imagine how protected she was by those boys,” Quinn alleged. “Mother of 2 beautiful children with big hearts and straight A’s at school. Now my nephew won’t have his mom at his graduation in May.”

Quinn wrote to the Royal Turks and Caicos Island Police Force, “She is still down there so please take good care of her as she ventures home.”