Overview
- Volaris Flight 7771 from Chicago to Michoacán diverted to Monterrey, where paramedics who boarded the plane confirmed the passenger showed no signs of life.
- Relatives on board alerted the crew when the woman’s health declined, and the captain began an emergency descent to the nearest suitable airport.
- Airport security and ministerial investigators boarded the aircraft, secured the cabin, and took statements as part of the required legal process.
- Local reports identified the woman as María Yolanda, estimated to be 70 to 75 years old, with the official cause of death pending a necropsy.
- Volaris had not issued a public statement as the forensic process moved forward.