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LATAM Airlines Confirms ‘Medical Emergency’ Caused Pilot to Die

A Chilean airline pilot died midflight from a “medical emergency” between Miami and Santiago de Chile on Aug. 14, 2023.
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LATAM Airlines Confirms ‘Medical Emergency’ Caused Pilot to Die
The logo of LATAM Airlines is pictured on an Airbus plane in Colomiers near Toulouse, France, on Nov. 6, 2018. Regis Duvignau/Reuters
Matt McGregor
Matt McGregor
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8/18/2023|Updated: 8/21/2023
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A Chilean airline pilot had a “medical emergency” midflight between Miami and Santiago de Chile on Aug. 14, 2023.

LATAM Airlines confirmed the incident in an Aug. 16 press release (pdf).
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Matt McGregor
Matt McGregor
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Matt McGregor is a former Epoch Times reporter who covered general U.S. news and features.
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