Man dies on AirTran Airways plane during Las Vegas to Milwaukee flight; plane diverted to DIA

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Man dies on flight to Milwaukee

DENVER — A male passenger died of an apparent heart attack on an AirTran Airways flight from Las Vegas to Milwaukee early Saturday, forcing the plane to make an emergency landing at Denver International Airport.

DIA airport spokeswoman Laura Coale says flight 776 was diverted to Denver and was met at the gate by an ambulance at about 2:50 a.m. The Denver Medical Examiner’s office says the man, who was in his 60s, died of an apparent heart attack. An autopsy is planned.

The airplane continued its flight to Milwaukee at about 6:30 a.m.

AirTran spokeswoman Quinnie Jenkins says DIA was the closest airport where the plane could land. She declined to release additional information.