Massachusetts State Police are investigating an unattended death on an Air France flight from Paris to Boston.

Massachusetts State Police said the woman’s death appeared to result “from a medical episode during the flight”

Calling it “an unattended death” aboard the flight, Massachusetts State Police said someone called the Crime Scene Services Section about the death.

A passenger who died on board an Air France plane to Boston from Paris likely experienced a medical emergency, Massachusetts State Police said Wednesday.

Barbara DiPoli, 53, a US Army veteran and former member of the Kansas Air National Guard, was identified as the woman who died while on an Air France flight home after celebrating her retirement

A passenger died on an Air France flight from Paris to Boston despite doctors' efforts after a medical emergency onboard. The Massachusetts State Poli

According to the Massachusetts State Police, 53-year-old Barbara Dipoli of Topeka, Kansas, was a passenger on an Air France flight from Paris to Boston when she suffered a medical episode during the flight. The episode resulted in her untimely passing. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will determine the exact cause and manner of death.

Barbara Dipoli, a 53-year-old Iraq War veteran from Kansas, tragically passed away mid-flight on an Air France flight from Paris to Boston.

Image via Facebook Previously, we wrote about a passenger who died on a flight en route to Boston from France. Now, we have the identity of the passenger who died. A Kansas Air National Guard member tragically died while on board the Air France flight after suffering a medical emergency.