The individual fell ill shortly after the flight departed from Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport on Tuesday, and a doctor onboard was unable to rescue them.

Calling it “an unattended death” aboard the flight, Massachusetts State Police said someone called the Crime Scene Services Section about the death.

Image via Shutterstock A passenger has died on a recent flight. They were on board an Air France plane headed from Paris to Boston when they experienced a medical emergency. A doctor tried to save the passenger's life,