Passenger Performs CPR to Save Heart-Attack Victim on Singapore Airlines Flight

Twenty people from a Singapore Airlines flight that had severe turbulence and landed in Bangkok for emergency care are still in intensive care. The hospital director said these patients need close attention but are not in life-threatening condition. Among the 40 people being treated, 22 have spinal cord injuries and 6 have brain and skull injuries. The patients range from a 2-year-old child with a concussion to an 83-year-old. Most of the injured were British, Australian, Malaysian, and Philippine citizens. One passenger died from a suspected heart attack during the turbulence. A backpacker named Toby Pearl, 21, from Wales, helped perform CPR for 30 minutes on a passenger who had a heart attack during the flight. Despite being injured himself, he assisted the passenger along with a doctor and a nurse. The turbulence was so severe that they couldn't save the passenger before the plane landed. Toby Pearl, who worked in healthcare before traveling, said it was a challenging experience. Toby Pearl and his friend Liam James-Morris were on their way to Australia when the turbulence hit. They were thrown around in the plane along with other passengers and items. After the incident, they talked to fellow passengers to cope with the situation. The airline provided good support to them during this difficult time.