Originally published on September 28, 2013 <br /><br />Plane makes emergency landing: A United Airlines Boeing 737 aircraft was diverted to Boise, Idaho to make an emergency landing after the captain suffered an in-flight heart attack on Thursday night (September 26), according to an airline spokeswoman.<br /><br />Reuters reports, "Seattle-bound United flight 1603, which took off from Houston with 161 passengers on board, landed safely and the pilot was rushed to a local hospital, Boise Airport spokeswoman Patti Miller said."<br /><br />Two military medical residents on board attempted to administer life saving manoeuvres to Captain Henry Skillern, 63, before the plane landed. However, Skillern died in hospital.<br /><br />According to the BBC, the aircraft's first officers radioed the Boise airport's control tower at 19:55 (2:55 GMT) on Thursday to report the medical emergency. The plane landed at the airport by 20:10, and firefighters who transported Skillern to a local hospital, where he later succumbed to the fatal heart attack.<br /><br />Another pilot took over the flight and flew the plane on to its final destination in Seattle, with the aircraft landing just after midnight local time.<br /><br />Skillern was a Texas resident who had worked for the airline for 26 years.<br /><br />--------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />TomoNews is your daily source for top animated news. We've combined animation and video footage with a snarky personality to bring you the biggest and best stories from around the world.<br /><br />For news that's fun and never boring, visit our channel:<br />https://www.youtube.com/user/TomoNewsUS<br /><br />Subscribe to stay updated on all the top stories:<br />http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=TomoNewsUS<br /><br />Stay connected with us here:<br />Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TomoNewsUS<br />Twitter @tomonewsus http://www.twitter.com/TomoNewsUS<br />Google+ http://gplus.to/TomoNewsUS
