Man dies on plane

A 73-YEAR-OLD Ayios Dhometios man returning to the island from Zimbabwe died yesterday morning as his flight was coming in to land.

Nicolas Mathaiou was found dead in his seat by flight attendants as Air Zimbabwe flight AZW432 from Harare prepared to descend to Larnaca. The pilot radioed ahead to alert emergency services and Mathaiou was rushed to Larnaca General Hospital immediately on landing.

He was pronounced dead at the hospital, and taken to Larnaca morgue for an autopsy to determine the exact cause of death.

Larnaca CID has launched an investigation, but foul play is not suspected.

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