Calling it “an unattended death” aboard the flight, Massachusetts State Police said someone called the Crime Scene Services Section about the death.

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Freelance Writer A passenger who died mid-flight on board an Air France flight to Boston on Tuesday fell ill after departing from Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport, the airline said in a statement to NBC Boston.

A passenger died on an Air France flight from Paris to Boston on Tuesday despite life-saving efforts by a doctor on the plane, according to the airline. Air France confirmed to NBC Boston that the unidentified customer was “taken ill” on flight AF334 from Paris-Charles de Gaulle that landed in Boston’s Logan International Airport just before 5 p.

The individual fell ill shortly after the flight departed from Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport on Tuesday, and a doctor onboard was unable to rescue them.

Air France passenger who died on Boston flight suffered heart attack, doctor intervened on board: ‘Air France regrets this sad event and expresses its sincere condolences’

According to State Police, troopers were alerted to an unattended death aboard an Air France flight from Paris to Boston.