A 28-year-old plane passenger was found dead in her seat after a four-hour Volaris flight landed in Chiapas, Mexico, early Wednesday morning, according to Mexican outlet Diario del Sur.

The discovery reportedly came only as fellow travelers were leaving the aircraft, as reported by The New York Post.

The woman was unresponsive when it was her turn to disembark, the outlet reported. Other passengers realized she was not moving as the cabin emptied following the flight from Tijuana.

The journey itself had reportedly run smoothly, with no trouble described during the four hours in the air.

The shocking situation became apparent only after the aircraft had reached its destination and passengers began filing out.

What had appeared to be an uneventful trip ended with the young woman remaining motionless in her seat.

Fellow passengers noticed the problem during the final moments of the journey, when travelers would ordinarily be collecting their belongings and leaving.

Video recorded inside the airport appeared to show the woman’s body being removed from the aircraft. What appeared to be officials could be seen carrying her away in material that looked like a sheet.

The footage captured the grim aftermath inside the airport after the discovery aboard the plane. The source described the material around the woman as appearing to be a sheet while she was carried from the aircraft.

An autopsy is now underway to determine the circumstances surrounding her death. Preliminary findings suggest that the death was linked to a cardiorespiratory arrest, according to the report.

No medical crisis during the flight was described in the outlet’s account. Instead, the woman’s condition reportedly came to light at the end of the trip, after the plane had landed safely in Chiapas.

The passenger had returned to Chiapas to visit her family after working in the border city, according to the local outlet. Her trip home ended in tragedy before she could leave the aircraft with the other passengers.

The woman’s identity was not provided in the source material. The report identified her as 28 years old and described her as returning to see family following her work in the border city.

Volaris operated the four-hour flight that departed from Tijuana and arrived in Chiapas. The Post reached out to the airline for comment following the passenger’s death and the release of the airport video.

The account focused on the discovery made during disembarkation rather than any disturbance while the plane was airborne.

Passengers apparently had no reason to recognize the emergency until they noticed the woman was not moving as they left.

The timing made the discovery especially jarring for those aboard. After a flight described as smooth, the routine process of leaving the plane became the moment when the 28-year-old woman’s condition was finally recognized.

Her removal from the aircraft was captured in video shot inside the airport. The footage appeared to show her being carried from the plane while covered or wrapped in what looked like a sheet.

Authorities are awaiting the results of the autopsy, while the preliminary findings point toward cardiorespiratory arrest. The report did not provide further findings beyond that initial assessment of the possible cause.

The woman’s death came two months after Rain McMillen Walmsley died aboard a Southwest flight bound for Los Angeles. Walmsley had suffered a medical episode while on that aircraft, according to the source.

In the Chiapas case, the emergency was discovered only after the Volaris flight had completed its four-hour journey from Tijuana. The passenger’s family visit ended instead with an autopsy underway and preliminary findings suggesting a fatal cardiorespiratory arrest.

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