4-year-old Indian boy dies on flight to Epileptic Seizures

Abu Dhabi: A four-year-old Indian boy died on a flight due to epileptic seizures on his way back from Saudi Arabia after performing Umrah with his family. The Oman Airways flight, flying from Jeddah to Kozhikode in Kerala, made an emergency landing in Abu Dhabi on Monday afternoon after the tragic incident, the airlines said. The boy, identified as Yahya Puthiyapurayil developed epileptic seizures 45 minutes after the take-off, a relative told the Khaleej Times. “He was running a mild fever while boarding the flight from Jeddah and developed epileptic seizures in mid-air. He died on his mother’s lap. The family is inconsolable,” said the boy’s uncle Mohammed Nadeer, who lives in Abu Dhabi. (IANS)