A Nigerian, identified as Gunseye Adekunle, collapsed and died
last Saturday at the JFK International Airport in New York, United
States.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) quoted local media as saying that
the man died after suffering a heart attack at Terminal 4 of the airport
while preparing to board an Arik Air flight to Nigeria.
NAN
reports on Thursday that two teams of rescue squad failed to reach him
because their electronic identity cards could not open the secure doors
at the newly renovated Delta terminal.
“A call went out for help
but what happened next was a massive mix-up. You had all the assets
needed to keep this guy alive, but they never really had the chance to
help him.
“A
Port Authority police emergency operator got the call at about 6:30
a.m. and was told Adekunle was `unresponsive’ but breathing. “One minute
later, a PAPD ambulance known as Medical One was dispatched but the
crew was unable to enter the terminal from the street two minutes
afterward because an officer’s security card wasn’t working.
“The
trouble delayed the Medical One team for two vital minutes, but then
they were able to get into the building by another route and got to
Adekunle,’’ NAN quoted a law enforcement source as saying to U.S media.
The report stated that the second rescue squad also ran into frustrating issues with security door.
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