A passenger on an Air France flight from Paris to Boston died on Tuesday evening, the airline and police said.The victim has been identified as 53-year-old Barbara Dipoli of Topeka, Kansas, Massachusetts State Police told NBC News on Thursday.

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 woman on an Air France flight from Paris to Boston died of a heart attack Tuesday despite efforts from a doctor on board and the flight crew to save her life. The deceased, 53-year-old Barbara Dipoli of Topeka,

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

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.

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