State police are investigating after a Kansas woman died Tuesday evening aboard an Air France flight to Boston.

Preliminary information suggests Barbara Dipoli, of Topeka, died of a presumed medical episode during the flight, officials said.

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

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Freelance Writer A passenger who died mid-flight on board an Air France flight to Boston on Tuesday fell ill after departing from Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport, the airline said in a statement to NBC Boston.

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

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.

The individual fell ill shortly after the flight departed from Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport on Tuesday, and a doctor onboard was unable to rescue them.

A PASSENGER has tragically died onboard an Air France flight while returning from a trip to Paris. A doctor on the flight reportedly tried to save the passenger’s life after they suffered a

Massachusetts State Police are investigating an unattended death aboard a plane that landed in Boston on Monday. The unattended death took place on an Air France flight traveling from Paris to Boston’s Logan Airport, according to a statement by state police on Tuesday evening. The incident is under investigation by state police.

A passenger died on board during an Air France flight from Paris to Boston on Tuesday despite life-saving efforts performed by a doctor on the plane.