Oregon Man Dies Mid-Flight Beside His Wife

A father from Oregon tragically died from a heart attack while sitting beside his wife on their flight home from South America. According to the New York Post, 39-year-old Andres Castro “suddenly stopped breathing” on their flight home from their birthday trip.

Man Dies Mid-Flight On Way Home From Birthday Trip

Now, his family has set up a GoFundMe to help bring his body back home. Castro passed away on August 25 at the end of his trip to Bolivia, celebrating his and his wife’s birthdays.

After visiting her family, they were on their flight to America when the medical emergency happened. “The plane made an emergency landing in Colombia, where we learned he had suffered a heart attack,” wrote Teo Ramirez, Castro’s younger brother.

Castro is survived by his wife, Suanny, his son AJ, as w