German MP Dies In Hospital After Flight Diverts To Shannon Airport

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A German MP has died at the region’s main hospital, after the transatlantic flight on which she was travelling diverted to Shannon Airport.

53 year-old Karin Strenz, who’s a member of German federal parliament the Bundestag, was travelling on a flight from Cuba to Germany yesterday morning when she suddenly fell ill.

 

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Condor flight DE-199 was en route from Varadero in Cuba to Frankfurt, Germany when the crew declared a medical emergency while the flight was still west of Ireland.

The crew reported they had a female passenger on board who had fallen ill and requested clearance to divert to Shannon Airport asking that emergency medical services be on standby for their arrival.

It’s understood that 53-year old Karin Strenz who was a member of Angela Merkel’s party and was travelling with her husband lost consciousness on the flight.

The Boeing 767-300 jet landed safely in Shannon shortly before 8 o’clock yesterday morning and was met at the terminal by airport personnel, National Ambulance Service paramedics and Gardaí.

The German MP was treated at the airport before being rushed by ambulance to University Hospital Limerick where she later died.

A post mortem examination is expected to be carried out while a coroner’s inquest will be held at a later date.

The flight later continued to Frankfurt.