DETROIT _ A passenger on a Delta Air Lines flight was declared dead on Monday evening after the flight returned to Detroit for a medical emergency.
Delta Flight 583 took off from Detroit Metropolitan Airport for Shanghai at 4:35 p.m. At around 7:15, a "medical emergency was declared," according to a Delta spokesperson. The crew made the decision to return to Detroit, landing at 10:35 p.m.
"The aircraft landed without incident and the passenger in question was removed," the spokesperson said. The passenger was then declared dead by airport medical staff.
The Associated Press reports the Wayne County Medical Examiner's Office on Tuesday identified the passenger as Yury Rubel and said he died of hypertensive cardiovascular disease. The death was ruled a natural death. An age and hometown of the passenger weren't immediately available.
Wayne County Airport Authority officials could not be reached for comment.
Flight 583 was rescheduled and took off at 8:20 a.m. on Tuesday.
