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| Flight diverted in overdose scare | Flight diverted in overdose scare |
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| A woman has died and a man is in a coma after they were both taken ill on a transatlantic flight. | A woman has died and a man is in a coma after they were both taken ill on a transatlantic flight. |
| The British pair, thought to have taken drugs, were on a Thomsonfly flight from Cancun, Mexico, to Birmingham. It had to be diverted to Portugal. | The British pair, thought to have taken drugs, were on a Thomsonfly flight from Cancun, Mexico, to Birmingham. It had to be diverted to Portugal. |
| A spokeswoman for a hospital in Lisbon said the 23-year-old woman was dead on arrival. A 21-year-old man was in a coma and in a critical condition. | A spokeswoman for a hospital in Lisbon said the 23-year-old woman was dead on arrival. A 21-year-old man was in a coma and in a critical condition. |
| She said the two showed signs of having "taken illegal substances". | She said the two showed signs of having "taken illegal substances". |
| Leonora Bettencourt, director of the Espirito Santo hospital told a Lisbon radio station that hospital tests had already identified the substance but declined to say what it was. | |
| A Foreign Office spokesman would only confirm the pair were from Britain. | A Foreign Office spokesman would only confirm the pair were from Britain. |
| "A police investigation is under way and an autopsy will be carried out," he said. | "A police investigation is under way and an autopsy will be carried out," he said. |
| A spokeswoman for Thomsonfly said the plane's pilot diverted the aircraft after a male passenger had a heart attack. | A spokeswoman for Thomsonfly said the plane's pilot diverted the aircraft after a male passenger had a heart attack. |
| She said he was treated on board and once the plane had landed he left with three other passengers who were travelling with him. | She said he was treated on board and once the plane had landed he left with three other passengers who were travelling with him. |
| The flight left the Mexico on Tuesday at 0100 (GMT) and arrived at the Azores at 0730. It left for Birmingham a couple of hours later. | The flight left the Mexico on Tuesday at 0100 (GMT) and arrived at the Azores at 0730. It left for Birmingham a couple of hours later. |