Plane diverted after pilot suffers heart attack

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A plane carrying 161 passengers was forced to make an emergency landing after the pilot suffered what was later proved to be a fatal heart attack.

The United Airlines flight from Houston, Texas to Seattle, Washington was diverted to Boise, Idaho on Thursday evening.

Passengers on board with medical training attempted life saving manoeuvres prior to landing.

Pilot Henry Skillern, 63, later died in hospital
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24309217

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