a pilot collapsed and died in the bathroom of a LATAM Boeing 787 Dreamliner flying from Miami to Chiliforcing his two co-pilots to make an emergency landing in Panama City.

Ivan Andaur, The 56-year-old was piloting flight LA505 from Miami International Airport to Santiago on Sunday night when he began to feel unwell and collapsed on the toilet, according to witnesses. Two co-pilots took control of the plane and landed at Tocumen International Airport, where paramedics gave first aid to Andaur, but he was pronounced dead, several Latin American media reported.

A registered nurse, identified only as Isadora on social media, said she, along with another nurse and two doctors, attempted to resuscitate the pilot after he had symptoms related to cardiac arrest. While she says the crew did everything they could to help, she claims the makeshift medical team did not have the “necessary or sufficient supplies” to resuscitate him.

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Another unidentified passenger said the flight departed Miami around 11 p.m. before one of the co-pilots sought medical attention. “After 40 minutes the pilot asked us if there was a doctor on board, we don’t know what happened there,” he said. The woman said a flight attendant asked passengers if anyone had used supplies for insulin-dependent people.

‘They told us we were going to land because the pilot was feeling bad and when we arrived they asked us to evacuate the plane. aeroplane because the situation had deteriorated‘, said.

Walter Guerra, a television producer for Chilevisión, told Chilean outlet LUN that the plane was at the gate for half an hour before the airline announced the flight cancellation. The passengers were booked into hotels in the area and resumed their flight Tuesday afternoon.

Andaur was a pilot in the Chilean Air Force before joining LATAM. He is survived by a daughter, Sofia Andaur.

“As a LATAM group, we are deeply moved by what happened and we extend our sincere condolences to the family of our employee. We are deeply grateful for his 25-year career and his valuable contribution, which has always been distinguished by his dedication, professionalism and dedication,” the company said in a statement. The company managed the journey of the passengers affected by the unforeseen event. affected.