8-year-old girl dies after suffering medical emergency on flight to Chicago
CHICAGO (CBS) — An 8-year-old girl died Thursday morning after suffering a medical emergency on a Skywest regional flight from Joplin, Missouri, to Chicago, according to authorities.
The Peoria County Sheriff's Office said deputies responded to 6100 W. Everett McKinley Dirksen Parkway for a flight landing at the Peoria International Airport, where the flight from Missouri to Chicago was diverted due to a medical emergency.
After the plane landed, deputies, American Medical Technologists personnel, and Air National Guard Fire personnel immediately received and began performing life-saving measures on the girl.
She was then taken to a local hospital by medical technologists, where she was pronounced dead.
According to FlightView, Flight 1521 continued to Chicago's O'Hare Airport from Peoria and arrived just before 1:30 p.m.
In a statement, SkyWest expressed appreciation for the efforts of its crewmembers and responding medical personnel.
Skywest is a regional airline affiliated with United Airlines.
Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct the timeline of events.