Woman Dies on Flight from Nigeria to Atlanta

ATLANTA - Delta Air Lines says a 57-year-old passenger was found dead aboard a flight from Lagos, Nigeria to Atlanta.

Georgia Bureau of Investigation spokesman John Bankhead says the woman's body was taken to the GBI crime lab for an autopsy.

Delta spokeswoman Susan Elliott says the passenger was found unresponsive early Monday aboard Delta Flight 53, about an hour out of Atlanta and about 11 hours after it took off.

Atlanta police spokesman Otis Redmond says foul play is not suspected and that the passenger's name is being withheld pending notification of her family.

FBI Special Agent Steve Emmett says the the FBI is investigating because the death occurred aboard an international flight, but will turn the matter over to local authorities if it is confirmed that foul play is not involved.