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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Ross

Grandfather died on Singapore Airlines flight as a result of ‘physiological effect’ from turbulence

A grandfather died from heart failure caused by the “physiological effect” of severe turbulence on a Singapore Airlines flight, a coroner has concluded.

Geoff Kitchen was on the Boeing 777-300ER aircraft bound for Singapore when it plunged 178ft in under five seconds after likely being impacted by a “rapidly growing cloud”, said an investigation report published this year.

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