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A German politician died in a hospital in Ireland after feeling unwell aboard a transatlantic flight.
has been named tonight as Karin Strenz (53), member of Angela Merkel’s CDU party.
Strenz was on a flight from Cuba to Germany when he suddenly fell ill this morning. It is known that at that time she was traveling with her husband.
The plane was diverted to Shannon Airport early Sunday morning and Ms Strenz was transferred to Limerick University Hospital, where she later died.
It is understood that he suffered a possible “cardiac incident”.
Condor flight DE-199 was en route from Varadero in Cuba to Frankfurt when the crew declared a medical emergency while the flight was still in the west of Ireland.
The crew reported that they had a female passenger on board who had become ill and requested clearance to divert to Shannon requesting that emergency medical services be ready for her arrival.
The Boeing 767-300 aircraft landed safely in Shannon at 7.36 am and was greeted at the terminal by airport personnel, paramedics from the National Ambulance Service and Gardaí.
A post-mortem examination is expected to take place while a forensic investigation will take place at a later date.
The flight later continued to Frankfurt.
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