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Wednesday, 25 September 2013

67year old Nigerian man dies on United flight from Lagos to Houston

A 67 year old Nigerian passenger died on a United Airline flight which left Lagos on Monday night September 23rd and landed in Houston, USA early Tuesday morning.

Benedict Sylvester Igwedike died in the air after the flight left Lagos according to the Houston Police Department. Mr Igwedike was found dead in his seat on United Flight 143 which arrived at George Bush Intercontinental Airport yesterday Tuesday September 24th

Houston police say they are awaiting autopsy results to determine the exact cause of death, according to a press release.

82 comments:

Emma Jayc said...

RIP

↭PRINCE JOBLESS↭ said...

Too bad. Must have been a heart attack.

Dick Head said...

Rest in peace

Kenny jay said...

RIP.............

Anonymous said...

1st to comment ill I guess

Anonymous said...

Na waooooo chia

Anonymous said...

Na wa o,imagine story

aeida said...

Sad! May his soul RIP.

Anonymous said...

May he rest in peace, Amen. This is sad.

Unknown said...

Ṁ̭̥̈̅̄ε̲̣̣̣̥ no knw o.........jez passing bye

32Fc7E01 said...

GEez mAn!! He died in haven

Unknown said...

So sad RIP

Anonymous said...

Hmmmmmmmm. So strange.

Unknown said...

Na wao

Unknown said...

Na wao

Unknown said...

Na wao

Unknown said...

Na wao. Na who don kil am?

Unknown said...

Na wao

Unknown said...

Na wao

wemimo said...

Nawa oh..may His soul rest in peace.

BONARIO NNAGS said...

May his soul rest in peace.

~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA3310

Slimy said...

RIP

BLOGLORD (MVBM) said...

Such a sad incident! May his soul rest in peace

Anonymous said...

Ds z incredible! So sorry.

Anonymous said...

OMG!!!

Unknown said...

Ayaaah, they must hv poisoned him b4 he left d house, investigation shld start frm his home den d flight authorities must answer some reasonable questions.

tharnar said...

.......hehe..... Wonders shall never end. Wht cld killed hm? Is he a 1st timer or Na witch ppl press am for hm sleep ni .... R.I.P Mr.......*running

Anonymous said...

It was really sad witnessing this unfortunate event, when we arrived in Dakar, Senegal and he was pronounced dead. May his Soul RIP

wabic said...

Dats serious.may his soul rest in perfect peace.

elo tasha said...

What a pity,world people get hand for his death!

Anonymous said...

May his soul rest in peace

ZAMBRANO CJEU said...

RIP.

Anonymous said...

Sad...

DucciGreen said...

OMG! It myt be sa heart related ailment. RIP

Anonymous said...

Pulmonary Embolism

Don D said...

Please people, let's be our brother's keeper on these long flights. Be sure to check on your neighbor and look for signs of inactivity. That might help save a life. Also we all should always try to get up and walk around on long flights for circulation purposes. I know we all can't get up at once but we can use our judgment to find a good time to do it. My 2 cents!!! May God forgive the sins of the departed if any.(Amen)

Unknown said...

@DucciGreen doctor tell us more ehhh sha na u knw how d man heart be

Unknown said...

RIP

Anonymous said...

Cld it be heart attack?

WeirdKlade said...

He's going to heaven faster,he was half way up already!

Anonymous said...

Dummmmmy! Did u ask if he was having any health issues considering his age?

Anonymous said...

Nawa o! D report said he died @ USA_ why u talkling senegal here? U shaq ogogoro?

Anonymous said...

Dummmmmy! Did u ask if he was having any health issues considering his age?

Anonymous said...

Nigerians dont believe in God or wat? Natural causes nko?

ary said...

No need for an autopsy! Na excitement kill am!

ary said...

No need for an autopsy! Na excitement kill am!

Anonymous said...

Guess he died of DVT....... It is necessary for all adolescent/ adults to get dia blood pressure checked on regular basis.... ...

Unknown said...

Spiritual death.d evil people at work.manipulation....

Anonymous said...

Good you got your facts right before running the story. Ladun laidi totally messed up the story yesterday.

Anonymous said...

hehehe...wahala dey oo. make dem US flight attendants explain wetin happen o,abi dem poison im drink 4 d flight? In a oyinbo wey die 4 Naija flight nw,we no go dey hear word.hian!

Anonymous said...

U should have mentioned where u lifted and edited the story from

Anonymous said...

Please, always tell older people traveling to move around in the plane at least every 2 hours. RIP papa.

Anonymous said...

May his soul rest in peace

range said...

RIP

The watcher said...

Guess its heart attack or heart related issue! Probably lost his breath wen the plane was taking off!

I usually have such fear or mild seizure wen i'm inside the plane wen the plane is taking off and landing!

Probably dat was the case!

Anonymous said...

Rip

Anonymous said...

Fool... didn't you see the term "might be"

Anonymous said...

May his soul RIP

Anonymous said...

We had to make an emergency landing in senegal, before doctors came on board then it was too late. We spent about 3 to 4 hours in senegal before we continued to Houston

Anonymous said...

Full of fool"
Lol..

Anonymous said...

It was a heart attack, he was a little sickly before he travelled,and was supposed to be coming for some treatment. They are a good family and very God fearing. I pray God gives them the fortitude to bear the loss...

Anonymous said...

I was on that flight too. The guy's seat was 2 seats behind mine! I did see him walk around shortly after take off, then I slept off. Next tg I heard d Captain's voice saying we would land in Dakar in 30 mins cos we had a medical emergency. The flight crew did all they could bt guess 'twas d man's time. Heard he suffered a Cardiac Arrest. Then the crew asked d passengers behind to come find seats in front cos d flight wasn't full. After re-arranging the passengers, they now wrapped d man up in white cloth. We spent about 3 hrs in Dakar b4 we continued to Houston. Was a very unfortunate incident! I for one was terrified & cldnt sleep thruout the flight. May his soul RIP.

Anonymous said...

Sorry to ask, but who sat next to the dead body... How did people know he was dead? What was the atmosphere like, cause if I know there is a dead body on the plane... I no go free fly anymore... From Senegal, I'll find my square root..

The Watcher said...

....Maybe he was hypentensive or somthn!

May his soul rest in peace!

Anonymous said...

Wht ur describing is a panic attack and that cannot cause death, pulmonary embolism is possible tho like Goldie's. RIP

Anonymous said...

some Nigerians are so clueless and totally ignorant its amazing.....all you know is who jazzed who and who poisoned who.....have u ignorant lot not heard of heart attack or deep vein trombolism? that's how some of you just live life ignorant of what can kill you.....sad for the mans family sha, at least autopsy will reveal exactly what killed him...may his soul RIP...

Anonymous said...

May his soul rest in peace @anonymous 7:59, Humm!!!! Wink, nice one,Doc. In d house.. Pls wot Culd lead 2 dat pulmonary embolism? So sum1 can knw hw or wot 2 do... Bt may we nt experience such in al our homes in Jesus name..

Anonymous said...

May his gentle soul rest in peace & may God give d family d heart 2 bear d lost... Amennnn.. Bt we all knw dat no matter hw long we stay on dis earth, death wil definitely com & it wil attach itself 2 sumtin, if nt natural death, it wil b sumtin esle. My prayer is dat, may we live longer than dat of d man's age & may we all fulfil d promise of God in our life in gud health & riches.. @ anonymous 4:32pm, =))º°˚˚˚°ºнaĦaнaº°˚˚˚°º‎​=)) . =))º°˚˚˚°ºнaĦaнaº°˚˚˚°º‎​=)) to d way u tackle anonymous 2:17pm... Luv u all cos anytim i. Visit dis blog, no matter what, sum1 wil put a smile on my face wit his/ her comment..

Anonymous said...

Eeeyyyaaaa so touchin, RIP..

Dominate said...

RIP

Anonymous said...

RIP man... E no easy 2 die 4 air.... Straight ticket 2 d gate of ******* #Leg Out#

Anonymous said...

Rip unc igwebuike linda dats d correct spellin

Unknown said...

My guess: DVT, Spontaneous pneumkthorax or a cerebrovascular accident. One of the 3

Gifty said...

RIP

Gifty said...

RIP

Anonymous said...

Was on that flight. Really sad. Crew tried to rescucitate him but were unsuccessful.

Anonymous said...

Myocardiac infarction could be the case..

DannyChukS said...

Pulmonary Embolism is the obstruction of the pulmonary artery or one of its branches by an embolus which is usually a blood clot derived from phlebothrombosis of the Leg veins which result in acute heart failure or sudden death..I dnt want to bore you with the medical explanations of the pulmonary Embolism someone mentioned earlier without an explanation..advice* dnt squeez your leg @ a station longer than normal for proper circulation of blood..thanks..

Garfield said...

Idiot,how about PTE????

Anonymous said...

chai God forbid badthing o, may his soul RIP so sad

Anonymous said...

chai God forbid badthing o, may his soul RIP so sad

Od Wonder said...

Not so bad, the man died while on air and that means he is closer to heaven. May his soul rest in peace.

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