Overview
- Senior Coroner Lydia Brown recorded a verdict of misadventure in the death of Rachel Green, 44, who became unresponsive on an April 30, 2025 flight from Minneapolis to London.
- Pathologist Dr. Alan Bates testified that Green’s heart was otherwise normal apart from myocardial tunnelling, a congenital coronary variant.
- Toxicology identified several antidepressants, melatonin, cannabinoids, and a low level of alcohol, with no evidence of excess dosing or recreational drug use.
- Cabin crew and a responding doctor were unable to revive Green after she fell asleep on her mother’s shoulder, and the coroner said her death appeared instantaneous.
- Green’s sister questioned the lack of cardiology referral after a prior abnormal heart test and the prescribing of multiple medications, while the coroner made no criticism of care and noted system differences.