Minnesota woman found dead on UK-bound flight after falling asleep on mother’s shoulder

A 44-year-old American lawyer and writer died suddenly while flying to the UK after falling asleep on her mother’s shoulder and never waking up, a West London coroner’s court heard this week.

Rachel Green was travelling from Minneapolis to London Heathrow on a Delta Airlines flight for a research trip connected to a book she was writing. Midway through the journey, she rested her head on her mother’s shoulder and appeared to drift off peacefully.