Omg! Co-Pilot Dies of Heart Attack Inside Plane Just Few Minutes Before Takeoff Time

 

 

Passengers numbering above 180 passengers were left stranded on the tarmac after the co-pilot of a Boeing 737-800 had a heart attack and died earlier this morning, Daily Mail reports. 

 

The co-pilot, named as 41-year-old Lim Hyun Soo from South Korea in Thai media, suffered a fatal coronary while Flight ZE532 was preparing for takeoff at Phuket International Airport. 

 

He reportedly was having problems breathing and was sent to Thalang hospital in Phuket. He received CPR en route and arrived at the hospital just before 4am but died at 8.20am

 

The low-cost airline cancelled the flight scheduled to travel to Incheon airport in Seoul, South Korea, at 2.20am. All 186 people on board were taken to a hotel in Phuket until their new flight could be arranged.

 

The co-pilot reportedly flew 2,980 hours since he took a job in Eastar Jet in September 2011, according to the Korea Times. 

 

'South Korean pilot Hyunsoo Lim, 41, died in the emergency room at Thalang Hospital at about 8:20am,' Lt Suporn Muangkai of the Thalang Police told the Phuket Gazette. 

 

'At this stage, we believe that he might have had a heart attack, but we are still waiting for doctors to confirm the cause of death,' Lt Suporn said.

 

The Korean Embassy has been informed of Mr Lim's death.