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.

A passenger has died aboard an Air France flight from Paris to Boston despite an onboard doctor attempting to save him. The traveller fell ill shortly after taking off from Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport on Tuesday as medical assistance failed to prevent his death.

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