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

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.

A passenger on an Air France flight from Paris to Boston died on Tuesday evening, the airline and police said.

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.

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

A retired member of the Kansas Air National Guard hailing from Topeka died while on an international flight earlier this week.