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Female passenger dies after being sucked into a window on board a US flight




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A female passenger on board Southwest Airlines flight from New York to Dallas has sadly died after she was sucked into a window following an engine failure.

According to reports in the US media, the Southwest flight 1380 was forced to land in Philadelphia Airport at approximately 11:20am (3:30pm Irish time) after the Boeing 737 experienced an engine fault shortly after take from LaGuardia Airport.

It is believed the woman who later died, was seriously injured after she was partially sucked into a damaged window near the affected engine.

Although passengers managed to pull her back inside the aircraft, the female passenger who has not yet been identified suffered major injuries i  the incident.

Meanwhile the US Aviation Authority have said an investigation into what caused the engine failure is currently ongoing.

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