A passenger on an Air France flight from Paris to Boston died Tuesday evening, the airline and police said. The victim has been identified as Barbara Dipoli, 53, of Topeka, Kansas, Massachusetts State Police said Thursday. Dipoli was a member of the Kansas Air National Guard, NBC Boston reported.

Massachusetts State Police said the woman’s death appeared to result “from a medical episode during the flight”

A transatlantic Air France flight bound for Boston turned tragic when a passenger, later identified as Kansas Air National Guard member Barbara DiPoli, passed away mid-flight on 14 January.

State police are investigating after a Kansas woman died Tuesday evening aboard an Air France flight to Boston.

Barbara Dipoli, 53, was a passenger on a flight from Paris-Charles de Gaulle to Boston Logan International Airport when she suffered a medical episode.

A passenger on an Air France flight from Paris to Boston died mid-flight Tuesday night despite life-saving efforts made by a doctor on the plane, according to the airline.

Image via Facebook Previously, we wrote about a passenger who died on a flight en route to Boston from France. Now, we have the identity of the passenger who died. A Kansas Air National Guard member tragically died while on board the Air France flight after suffering a medical emergency.

A US Army veteran and former member of the Kansas Air National Guard was identified as the woman who died while on an Air France flight home after celebrating her retirement from service, officials said.

A retired member of the Kansas Air National Guard hailing from Topeka died while on an international flight earlier this week.

The passenger who died on an AirFrance flight from Paris to Boston has been identified as Barbara DiPoli, 53, from Topeka, Kansas.