SHOCK DEATH

Southwest Passenger, 22, Dies After Mid-Flight Medical Emergency

A 22-year-old passenger died on board the flight.

A 22-year-old passenger has died after suffering a medical emergency aboard a Southwest Airlines flight traveling from Dallas to Los Angeles, authorities said. Southwest Flight 958 was headed to Los Angeles International Airport on Friday morning when Rain McMillan Walmsey became unresponsive, according to law enforcement sources who spoke with NBC4. Passengers and crew performed CPR while the plane remained in the air. Emergency crews met the aircraft after it landed, but paramedics were unable to revive Walmsey. Firefighters pronounced him dead at the scene. The nature of the medical emergency remains unclear. The Los Angeles County medical examiner has identified Walmsey, but his cause of death has not yet been determined and remains under investigation. Southwest confirmed that a “medical incident involving a customer” occurred aboard Flight 958 but did not provide further details about what happened or the passenger’s death.