Pilot dies in bathroom of Boeing 787 — forcing emergency landing after Miami takeoff

A pilot collapsed and died in the bathroom during a commercial flight from Miami to Chile — prompting an emergency landing in Panama on Sunday night, according to sources aboard the airplane.

Iván Andaur, 56, was at the helm of the Santiago-bound LATAM airlines flight around 11 p.m. when he suffered apparent cardiac arrest, according to the Sun.

His two co-pilots were forced to make an emergency landing at Tocumen International Airport in Panama City — as a nurse and two doctors onboard rushed to save him, the paper reported.

“Unfortunately, we did not have the necessary or sufficient supplies to perform a good resuscitation,” said the nurse, who was identified only as Isadora on social media.

“LATAM needs to improve the issue of protocol in case of health and medical emergencies like this where lives can be saved but the resources are needed.”

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[champ]

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[tinamariajordan]

I can't believe there was no defibrillator available on the flight. RIP dear pilot.

[mariannejacot]

i am sure he was twice fake vaxxed and he is one of the casualities of this plandemic, poor guy condolences to his family

[fritzvolz]

Better the bathroom than the cockpit. RIP

[ReviewUSA-ridv]

What do they call these things now? He had a "sudden medical episode"? Funny how we have all this new vernacular just in the past 2 years.

[jimmiller]

Why do we need to know that this poor soul died in a lavatory? the fact that he died on board should be enough information.

[Sardonic-Angel]

"someone died in there"
Still use it or no

[dauntae]

My mail carrier died today. It’s crazy.