Man dies on board after biting passenger on Aer Lingus flight

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An Aer Lingus flight from Lisbon to Dublin was diverted to Cork when a 24-year-old man reportedly died on board after high drama. The unidentified passenger -- who may have been a foreigner studying in Ireland -- bit a fellow traveller, following which he was restrained. He then turned sick and died.

Ireland's police are now investigating the circumstances that led to the passenger's death, forcing the flight to make an emergency landing at Cork airport on Sunday (18 October) evening. "Aer Lingus flight EI 485 Lisbon to Dublin, diverted into Cork due to a medical emergency on board. There were 168 guests and six crew members on board arrangements will return to Dublin by bus," the airline said in a statement.

The passenger reportedly became agitated on board and injured two fellow passengers, one of whom he bit, according to the Irish Mirror. With the help of other passengers the crew managed to take him into control.

The pilot then informed air traffic controllers about a passenger "running amok" and that he had "injured one or two passengers." A while later, the unruly passenger became unwell and fell unconscious. A fellow doctor on board rushed to treat him but the man died.

The crew immediately broadcast an emergency "Pan Pan" message three times to air traffic controllers and informed them of the incident on board. The plane was immediately diverted for emergency landing. On landing, paramedics tried unsuccessfully to revive the man.

The deceased passenger is not believed to be Irish but may have been studying in Ireland. It is not clear when exactly he died. An autopsy is awaited.
Police questioned and interviewed passengers and crew on board the plane after which arrangements were made for the passengers to be taken to Dublin by bus.

Wow talk about weird

[Kujako]

Great, Irish zombies. That's all we need.

[Shinrael]

Dafuq, you bite someone and then you bite the dust? How, I don't get it...

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That title gore though.

[ParanoiD84]

Zombies, zombies everywhere.

[Mystile]

Great, Irish zombies. That's all we need.

Good thing the article clearly states "The deceased passenger is not believed to be Irish" so we're safe from that.

[Belize]

Maybe he visited Florida...

[Adam Jensen]

Dafuq, you bite someone and then you bite the dust? How, I don't get it...

Clearly he failed at zombiing. When you zombie, the guy you bite is suppose to be the one who dies.

[Jeleh]

I read this earlier today and came to the conclusion; Zombies.

Hope you all have your kits ready, it's about to get real.

[Lightwysh]

I for one, welcome the coming zombie apocalypse.

[Kujako]

Good thing the article clearly states "The deceased passenger is not believed to be Irish" so we're safe from that.

But he was in Ireland, where he was infected with Irish Zombie!

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But he was in Ireland, where he was infected with Irish Zombie!

No he was flying from Lisbon to Dublin

[ro9ue]

Keeping my eye on this.

May need to build that bunker after all.

[Grumpy Old Man]

Dafuq, you bite someone and then you bite the dust? How, I don't get it...

My reasoning is that what caused his death wasn't the bite. Like, he was on drugs or something. So saying "he bit another man and then died" is a bit misleading.

[Xandrigity]

And it begins....... Better stock up on water and canned pudding.

[Independent voter]

Maybe rabies?

[Gheld]

Probably some kind of neurological issue, a stroke or a blood clot, etc.

Probably. The air pressure changes experienced while flying can really agitate the hell out of pre-existing physiological issues.

inb4 zombies, as long as he stays dead I wouldn't worry too much about that.

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Maybe rabies?

Rabies doesn't specifically cause aggression. It causes animals to become aggressive because they become afraid and lack the mental capacity to understand their situation.

I believe when people get rabies they tend to just hide in a corner and wait to die.

[Imnick]

That'll teach him to bite random strangers, you don't know where they've been.

[Xandrigity]

It's the brain fever, seriously maybe encephalitis or mental illness?!

[Altrec]

Rabies perhaps? Maybe the air pressure changes caused an underlying condition to suddenly worsen? Personally, I think I will agree with the Zombie apocalypse diagnosis.

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Rabies doesn't specifically cause aggression. It causes animals to become aggressive because they become afraid and lack the mental capacity to understand their situation.

I believe when people get rabies they tend to just hide in a corner and wait to die.

Rabies causes the brain to swell, and can cause aggression and hallucinations in people.