HOUSTON - An international flight was?diverted to the US city of Houston Wednesday morning after a ?passenger died on board, local media reported. ? ?
A spokesperson with the Houston Police Department confirmed ?that a 25-year-old Brazilian woman, who fell ill, died during the ?flight from Sao Paulo, according to the local TV channel ABC13. ? ?
The woman, whose name had not been released, already passed ?away when the plane landed on Bush International Airport in ?Houston at about 6:20 a.m. the report said. ? ?
The medical examiner's office took custody of the woman's body. An autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of her death. ? ?
The Boeing 777, which carried 220 passengers and 14 crew ?members, continued to fly to Dallas, the flight's original ?destination, after investigators interviewed other passengers, the report said. ? ?
Houston police are investigating, according to the report.??
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