Relatives of the passenger who collapsed and later died onboard a Caribbean Airlines, New York-bound flight, BW 526, necessitating an emergency stop at the San Juan Airport in Puerto Rico, will identify his body before it is returned to Guyana for burial.
The man, Nazrudeen Mohammed, 64, a citizen of New York, USA was returning from a two-month stay at Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice home when tragedy struck.
One passenger on the Wednesday flight related to Stabroek News that around 8:47 PM the pilot announced that there was a medical emergency on board and they were being re-directed to Puerto Rico.
The flight which left the Cheddi Jagan International Airport at about 5:30 pm landed at the San Juan International Airport and Paramedics boarded in an attempt to resuscitate an elderly man who had lost consciousness.
These efforts proved futile and two hours after landing a Medical Examiner came on board to pronounce him dead.