US EditionRCMP Investigating Death of Woman on International Flight Diverted to Yellowknife
A 34-year-old woman became unresponsive onboard KLM Flight 601, prompting an emergency landing in Yellowknife where she later died, RCMP and coroner investigate.
- On Sunday morning, an international flight was diverted to Yellowknife Airport, prompting the RCMP in the Northwest Territories to open a police investigation.
- Flight tracking shows KLM601 was operating from Amsterdam to Los Angeles on a long-haul service by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.
- N.W.T. officials deferred questions to KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, which did not immediately respond to emailed inquiries about the emergency landing at Yellowknife Airport.
- Medical professionals on the flight and first responders on the ground attempted lifesaving measures, but a 34-year-old woman was taken to hospital and later pronounced dead; the N.W.T. coroner's service is investigating.
- In a Sunday news release, RCMP said they were notified on Sunday that a passenger aboard KLM601 was unresponsive, and The Canadian Press first published this report Oct. 6, 2025.
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RCMP investigating death of woman on international flight diverted to Yellowknife
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KLM flight KL601 to Los Angeles diverted to Canada following sudden death of a passenger
A 34-year-old female passenger died after KLM flight from Amsterdam to Los Angeles made an emergency landing at Yellowknife Airport on Sunday morning. Police announced on Monday that they first received the report on Sunday morning at around 9:30 a.m. that the passenger aboard KLM flight 601, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner (registration PH-BKG) traveling from Amsterdam to Los Angeles, was unresponsive. After cruising at 37,000 feet, the aircraft made a…
RCMP investigating death of woman on international flight diverted to Yellowknife - Wings Magazine
RCMP in the Northwest Territories are investigating after the death of a passenger on an international flight that had to be diverted to Yellowknife. Mounties say they were told Sunday morning that Flight KLM601 landed at Yellowknife Airport because a passenger had become unresponsive. Police say a 34-year-old woman died in hospital, but they did not provide details. The flight tracking service Flightradar24 says KLM601 was headed from Amsterdam…
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