Police have identified the elderly woman who died on a Bermuda-bound flight as Rosina Bean.

The 85-year-old, from Pembroke, was travelling with four family members aboard the American Airlines aircraft from Miami on Monday night.

According to a Skyport official, she experienced a medical emergency shortly after 9pm.

A passenger told The Royal Gazette that flight attendants had called for any doctor on board to assist with a medical emergency.

“Three men helped. Some passengers kept turning around to see what was going on, but the news spread quickly. The volunteers took turns giving CPR, for more than 20 minutes, until we landed.

“Before landing, the pilot asked everyone to remain seated so medical personnel could get through. Passengers were quiet and the mood was sombre.

“People were not sure what to say, so most said nothing. Some family members were on the flight. It was awful to see a family tragedy played out in the public eye — my deepest sympathies to her family.”

“Emergency personnel were called the LF Wade International Airport, but unfortunately the passenger died on board at 9.57pm,” the Skyport official said. “Bermuda Skyport would like to wish condolences to the entire family of the passenger.”

Yesterday, police added that it appeared the woman had a pre-existing medical condition and had fallen unconscious during the flight.

“Despite life-saving efforts was subsequently pronounced dead at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital,” a spokesman said, adding that there are no suspicious circumstances.