Overview
- A passenger became unresponsive aboard Southwest Flight 958 from Dallas and, after crew and fellow travelers performed CPR, was pronounced dead on the LAX tarmac when emergency responders met the plane.
- The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner identified the deceased as 22-year-old Rain McMillan Walmsey and recorded the place of death as "LAX Southwest plane."
- The examiner listed the cause of death as deferred, which means officials are awaiting autopsy and toxicology results before making a determination.
- Southwest Airlines confirmed a "medical incident involving a customer" on Flight 958 but has not provided further details and has referred questions to local authorities.
- Investigators will use postmortem testing and flight records to seek what triggered the midair collapse, and the outcome of those tests will guide any next steps for family notifications and official findings.