Overview
- The incident occurred on October 24, 2025 at Tenerife South airport and became public in mid-January reports.
- Security officers at a checkpoint noticed the woman was unresponsive and unusually cold as she was pushed in a wheelchair.
- Police, airport security and forensic teams responded; the 80-year-old husband was detained briefly and then released.
- Cadena SER reported that the autopsy indicated death by natural causes, with formal inquiries still underway to clarify circumstances.
- The man reportedly told authorities his wife had died hours earlier inside the terminal, and officials have not disclosed the couple’s nationality.