Cheryl Robinson is one of Airline Ambassadors most vibrant mission leaders. She is leading our upcoming trip to the Philippines and also leads the South Africa trips every year. She is also Delta flight attendant and extends her compassion to the job as well.
Upon landing at the airport, the passenger, identified as Yury Rubel, was declared dead. The Wayne County Medical Examiner’s Office said the passenger died of natural causes. Rubel was suffering from hypertensive cardiovascular disease, which caused his death. The age and place of origin of the passenger were not immediately revealed, Detroit Free Press reported.
The Delta flight 583 took off from Detroit Metropolitan Airport for Shanghai around 4:25 p.m. EDT and the medical team pronounced him dead around at 7:15 p.m. EDT.After a “medical emergency was declared,” a Delta spokesperson said the flight decided to divert the plane back to the airport.
Airport spokeswoman Lisa Gass said Airport Authority’s Public Safety team responded to the airline’s request of medical assistance on the plane. Authorities determined that the passenger already died when the team arrived onboard.
A passenger on a Delta Airlines flight from Detroit, Michigan, to Shanghai, China, was unresponsive.
Flight 583 was rescheduled and took off at 8:20 a.m. EDT on Tuesday.
Although it was difficult, Cheryl continued to fly
