“We are all deeply saddened that those efforts could not change the outcome," said an airport official
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NEED TO KNOW
- A 38-year-old woman died on April 25 at Indianapolis International Airport
- The Marion County Coroner has ruled the woman’s death a suicide, the airport announced in a statement days after her death
- The airport’s senior director of operations and public safety said first responders “worked together through CPR and AED support, and every measure available,” but she could not be saved
Officials are sharing more information about a 38-year-old woman's death at Indianapolis International Airport over the weekend, including efforts made to help save her.
In a statement on Wednesday, April 29, the airport confirmed that the Marion County Coroner ruled the woman's death a suicide.
The unidentified woman called the Airport Operations Center dispatchers on Saturday, April 25, after which she was located using the airport's cameras, officials wrote. While police were sent to her location, dispatchers tried to keep her on the phone, but she "became despondent."
She began to move away from her previous location and across the four lanes of traffic on Upper Terminal Drive, then climbed a retaining wall before falling 50 feet to a grassy area below.
Within minutes of her fall, airport public safety personnel arrived at the scene. Although they immediately began "continuous medical intervention," she did not survive.
According to a previous airport statement shared with NBC affiliate WTHR, the woman died at approximately 12:19 p.m. local time.
“Our officers and fire crews responded immediately and worked together through CPR and AED support, and every measure available to us,” Keith Berlen, IAA senior director of operations and public safety, said in a statement included in the airport's release.
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“We are all deeply saddened that those efforts could not change the outcome," Berlen added.
The airport went on to extend "condolences to her family and loved ones," and encouraged "anyone experiencing suicidal thoughts, or concerned about someone who may be, to seek free and confidential support."
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