A 9-month-old Afghan girl flying on a U.S. evacuation flight to Philadelphia died on Wednesday night, a Philadelphia police spokesperson confirmed to ABC News.
The baby suffered a medical emergency during the flight, according to Customs and Border Protection, and by the time the plane landed at 9:16 p.m., she was unresponsive, per PPD.
The aircrew flying the C-17 military transport plane requested medical assistance and priority arrival, according to Mitchell, and emergency medical personnel and a translator met the aircraft on arrival and transported her and her father to a local hospital.Afghan evacuees, wait to board buses at Terminal A East baggage area at Philadelphia International Airport, Aug. 29, 2021. The U.S.
The infant was pronounced dead at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia at 10:10 p.m., according to PPD.Her death is under investigation by Philadelphia police's special victims unit because of the child's age, while the Philadelphia medical examiner's office will investigate the cause of death, the PPD spokesperson said.
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