The individual fell ill shortly after the flight departed from Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport on Tuesday, and a doctor onboard was unable to rescue them.

Calling it “an unattended death” aboard the flight, Massachusetts State Police said someone called the Crime Scene Services Section about the death.

Massachusetts State Police are investigating an unattended death aboard a plane that landed in Boston on Monday. The unattended death took place on an Air France flight traveling from Paris to Boston’s Logan Airport, according to a statement by state police on Tuesday evening. The incident is under investigation by state police.

A passenger who died mid-flight on board an Air France flight to Boston on Tuesday fell ill after departing from Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport, the airline said in a statement to NBC Boston. A doctor on board flight AF334 attempted to save the passenger’s life,

According to State Police, troopers were alerted to an unattended death aboard an Air France flight from Paris to Boston.

Image via Shutterstock A passenger has died on a recent flight. They were on board an Air France plane headed from Paris to Boston when they experienced a medical emergency. A doctor tried to save the passenger's life,