Overview
- The incident occurred on October 24, 2025 in the departures area of Tenerife Sur as an elderly man attempted to board with his wife in a wheelchair.
- Private security noticed the woman was unresponsive with an abnormally low body temperature, prompting Guardia Civil and medical teams to respond and confirm her death.
- A forensic autopsy by the Institute of Legal Medicine found no external signs of violence and concluded the death was from natural causes.
- Guardia Civil states the man was not detained and no investigation was opened, diverging from some media reports that claim an arrest based on other outlets.
- Some reports say the couple planned to fly to the United Kingdom and reference a separate December case involving a deceased passenger, details not confirmed by official sources.