Relatives of the passenger who collapsed and later died onboard a Caribbean Airlines, New York-bound flight, BW 526, necessitating an emergency stop at the San Juan Airport in Puerto Rico, will identify his body before it is returned to Guyana for burial.
The man, Nazrudeen Mohammed, 64, a citizen of New York, USA was returning from a two-month stay at Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice home when tragedy struck.
His son, Nazim told Stabroek News that his father was suffering from an injury to his right knee that he sustained from a fall in New York a few years ago. He said his father was also diabetic and was scheduled to return to New York in time for his medical treatment.
