San Francisco, CA
Fiji Airways passenger, 41, dies onboard US-bound flight
A US citizen died aboard a Fiji Airways flight bound for San Francisco on Saturday despite the plane’s crew’s desperate effort to save the passenger.
The 41-year-old male passenger “encountered a medical condition” about an hour and a half before the flight from Nadi, Fiji, was set to land at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) on Saturday, Fiji Airways wrote in a statement Tuesday.
“Despite the best efforts of our cabin crew and a doctor on board who provided immediate assistance, the passenger unfortunately passed away,” the airline shared.
The Airbus flight crew “declared a medical emergency” before landing safely at SFO at 2:34 p.m., according to FlightAware.
Fiji Airways ground operations personnel and first responders were waiting for the aircraft upon its arrival to remove the already deceased passenger.
The airline praised the Airbus’ “cabin crew and the assisting doctor for their swift and professional response to this emergency.”
“Our thoughts and heartfelt condolences go out to the family and friends of the deceased during this difficult time,” the airline said.
The circumstances around the passenger’s death remain unclear.
The Post has reached out to San Francisco International Airport and Fiji Airways.
The tragedy in the air comes a month after the mother of a 14-year-old boy who died on board an American Airlines flight in 2022 announced she was suing the airline for negligence.
New York City resident Melissa Arzu claims that the defibrillator that the aircrew used aboard American Airlines Flight 614 from Honduras to Miami to try to save her son, Kevin Greenidge, was faulty.
She also claims the cabin crew was slow to respond to the teen after he lost consciousness and that the crew was not adequately trained on how to use the defibrillator, and the medical device in question has since gone missing, according to the lawsuit filed in Texas.
“After Kevin died, the equipment went missing,” the heartbroken mother’s attorney, Hannah Crow, said.
“Did someone at American intentionally destroy it? Is it defective? Put back out in service?”
Crowe claims that multiple eyewitnesses also confirmed that the AED machine used to try to resurrect Kevin appeared not to work.
Kevin suffered from asthma and type 2 diabetes. His primary cause of death was listed as “myocardial infarction” — a heart attack.
Defibrillators have been mandatory on all commercial airline flights since 2004, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
A plane will not be allowed to take off without the device onboard or if it’s determined to be inoperable.
San Francisco, CA
San Francisco Giants Linked as Landing Spot for Struggling Outfielder
The San Francisco Giants are in a weird spot which could lead them into buying-low at the MLB trade deadline rather than going after the big names.
Jim Bowden of The Athletic went through every team’s needs and assigned them potential targets. An intriguing name for the Giants was Baltimore Orioles star Cedric Mullins.
Mullins has been a historically solid batter to along with a great glove, but is struggling mightily at the plate this season. With the Orioles looking to win a World Series this year, they could be in the market of trading him for a pitcher while looking for another “win-now” option in the outfield.
He was slashing just .197/.245/.343 at the plate entering Friday. On June 20, he hit his first home run since the end of April, breaking out of a huge slump.
The last time that he was this inconsistent at the plate the was the beginning of his career.
The North Carolina native was drafted in the 13th round of the 2015 MLB draft by Baltimore. He made his debut in 2018. While he was already showing promise in the field, he was way behind as a hitter.
He slashed .235/.312/.359 in 45 games as a rookie. Things got worse after that, though, as he logged just 22 games the next season with a horrid slashing line of .094/.181/.156.
The Orioles didn’t give up, though, as he bounced back a year later to finally look ready to be consistent at the big league level.
His first full season came in 2021 and it was better than anyone could have expected. He earned his first All-Star nod and Silver Slugger award. He had a 30-30 performance launching home runs and stealing bases constantly.
While he’s never surpassed that .291/.360/.518 slash line, he’s still been ok at the plate.
A trade could make sense for the Giants. While they have battled to stay relevant in the playoff race, going all in for this season could make sense.
Not having as much pressure for an immediate turnaround could also be in Mullins’ favor. While it would be nice to have him perform at a better level for the rest of the campaign, next year could be more important.
Moving Jung Hoo Lee to one of the corner outfield spots could also proved to be beneficial. Mullins is able to cover more ground while Lee has a much stronger arm.
San Francisco, CA
No sales after midnight: San Francisco places curfew on Tenderloin shops to curtail crime
San Francisco, CA
The Bono fountain is broken. Is SF too broke to fix it?
A huge concrete fountain that Bono famously graffitied during a free concert at San Francisco’s Embarcadero Plaza in 1987 has been drained after “a major mechanical failure” forced the city to shut the water off.
The last pump that serviced the Vaillancourt Fountain, also known as “Quebec libre!,” failed about two weeks ago, Tamara Aparton, a Recreation and Parks Department spokesperson, told The Standard. Now, the 53-year-old brutalist sculpture must have its mechanical and electrical systems replaced. The cost? Upward of $3 million.
“The fountain systems were extremely antiquated and past the end of their useful life,” Aparton said in an email. “Due to [the] age of the infrastructure, the fountain systems require a full renovation.”
It’s unclear if or when those repairs could happen. Aparton said there was “no timeline.” For now, the department is working with the Arts Commission to install temporary container plants in the fountain.
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