Sat, Oct 18, 2003
Why Is Alexander Seiss Dead?
There are still a lot more questions than answers about the
death of an Austrian man who became rowdy and had to be subdued by
passengers and crew aboard Aero-Mexico flight 5. The airline says
Seiss got on board the Mexico City-Paris flight last Saturday,
apparently carrying a bottle of whiskey. As the flight progressed
and meal service was underway, Seiss became so unruly that the
flight was diverted to New York's JFK Airport. But by the time the
767 touched down, the 25-year-old Austrian was dead.
"We've been told it's an open investigation and we should wait
for the outcome," said Gregor Csorsz, spokesman for the Austrian
consulate in Manhattan, which notified Siess' parents about his
death.
Another Austrian official in New York, Sigurd Pacher, said that
the victim's brother traveled to the city, but was too upset to
talk. "He's still trying to cope with what happened," said Pacher,
who did not give the brother's name.
Details about what happened on board the flight are still
sketchy. The investigation continues. But at this point, unnamed
law officials in New York say Seiss "freaked out" and charged the
cockpit. ABC News reported Seiss was restrained by a flight
attendant, but broke out of his plastic handcuffs and attacked his
captor. As many as a dozen passengers helped subdue the Austrian
man a second time. They reportedly took him to the back of the
aircraft and tied him up with a pair of women's pantyhose. A doctor
on board the flight may have injected Seiss with a sedative at that
point. ABC reports the man's lips and tongue changed color. He was
dead when the plane landed.
The New York/New Jersey Port Authority is handling the
investigation, but isn't saying much. An autopsy on the man proved
inconclusive. Officials are now waiting on a toxicology report, due
next week, in hopes of finding out why Seiss is dead.
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