Injured wife of Singapore Airlines victim has been told he died
- Geoff Kitchen, 73, is believed to have suffered a heart attack during the flight
- Mr Kitchen is thought to have died in the seat next to his wife, Linda
The seriously injured wife of plane passenger Geoff Kitchen has been told he died when their aircraft hit turbulence at 37,000ft.
Mother-of-two Linda Kitchen suffered serious spinal injuries when the Singapore Airlines Boeing 777 suddenly dropped 6,000ft.
Her husband Geoff, 73, is believed to have suffered a heart attack and died in the seat next to her.
The plane diverted to Bangkok where critically injured Mrs Kitchen was taken off along with up to 70 injured passengers and crew.
She is in intensive care and was told this morning that her husband of almost 50 years had died in the tragedy.
Mother-of-two Linda Kitchen (pictured here on the right with her husband Geoff) suffered serious spinal injuries when the Singapore Airlines Boeing 777 suddenly dropped 6,000ft
Her husband Geoff, 73, is believed to have suffered a heart attack and died in the seat next to her
Oxygen masks are seen hanging from the ceiling in the cabin of the Singapore Airlines flight
Grandmother Mrs Kitchen was able to speak to her son Stuart on the phone from her hospital bed this morning (wed).
A family friend said: “She was woozy with painkillers and she’s going for a second scan.
“She has spinal and shoulder injuries - I think she was unconscious when they got her off the plane.
“The tragic news was broken to her this morning. They were such a devoted couple, you can’t imagine what it must be like for her.”
The “adventurous” couple were on their way to a six-week holiday of a lifetime taking in Singapore, Japan, and Indonesia before heading to Australia.
Injured passengers were given numbers on their stretchers when they came off the plane because their names weren’t known.
Geoff and Linda’s family in the UK were unable to get information until the Thai authorities brought in translators to help worried family members of those caught up in the plane drama.
The couple’s children Stuart and Anna Proctor have remained in the UK but the close friend said there were plans for them to fly to Bangkok.
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