Man dies of heart attack during Melbourne-bound Qantas flight
QF-152 turned back to Auckland approximately 30 minutes into the flight after a man died after going into cardiac arrest (Image; AAP Stock)
A Melbourne-bound Qantas flight turned back to Auckland this morning after a passenger suffered a fatal heart attack.
The flight originally departed Auckland at 6.10am AEDT, but never made its scheduled arrival time as it was turned back to Auckland about half an hour into the flight.
A male passenger suffered a cardiac arrest and died during the flight, according to a St John's ambulance spokeswoman.
A nurse was on board and helped cabin crew with their attempts to resuscitate the man, a Qantas spokesman confirmed to nine.com.au.
Paramedics met the plane on arrival back in Auckland, but the man had already died.
Qantas confirmed flight QF152 was at full capacity this morning. The full Boeing 737-800 was carrying 174 passengers.
The plane was refuelled before taking off again, bound for Melbourne.
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