Girl dies on flight from Los Angeles after going into cardiac arrest, authorities say

No immediate indication of anything suspicious about death, authorities say

The Associated Press · Posted: Dec 27, 2019 12:09 PM ET | Last Updated: December 27

Authorities say a young girl, believed to be about 10 years old, died after she went into cardiac arrest on a Delta flight to Seattle from Los Angeles. (Mary Altaffer, File/The Associated Press)

A young girl died after she went into cardiac arrest on a plane flight to Seattle from Los Angeles International Airport, authorities said.

The girl, believed to be about 10 years old, was on a Delta flight when she had the medical problem. The plane, which was still over Southern California, returned to the airport, KABC-TV reported.

Paramedics "furiously worked to save her life. Sadly, all efforts were futile and the child was beyond medical help," the Los Angeles Fire Department tweeted.

Airport officials said the girl died on the plane, KNBC-TV reported.

There was no immediate indication of anything suspicious about the death, authorities said.