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81-year-old collapses on American Airlines flight

Airline Industry Information, Jan 29, 2004

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An 81-year-old man was removed from an American Airlines flight at John F. Kennedy airport after he collapsed.

The man - reported to be former Time Inc editor and ambassador to Austria Henry Grunwald - was scheduled to fly to London, UK, however he suffered heart trouble as the flight was preparing to take off. Flight attendants attempted to revive him using a portable defibrillator and he was then removed from the flight and given CPR by police officers.

He is now said to be recovering from the incident at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, reported The Associated Press.

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