Milwaukee man stops breathing on plane, dies

MILWAUKEE - Authorities say a Milwaukee man died at General Mitchell International Airport after he stopped breathing while on board a flight from Las Vegas.

The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office says 46-year-old Mark Hensiak was on a Southwest Airlines flight when he became unresponsive and stopped breathing. The flight landed at 3 p.m. Saturday, and Hensiak was taken off the plane and treated on the jet way by first responders.

Full story: WJFW

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