Sunday, November 18, 2018, 3:33 PM - The federal government has made contact with local officials in Guyana to try to learn more about a Canadian citizen who died days after a plane she was aboard to Toronto crash-landed.
"Consular officials are providing consular assistance to the family during this difficult time and are in contact with local authorities to gather more information," said Maegan Graveline, spokesperson for Global Affairs Canada.
In a statement Sunday, Graveline offered condolence to the family of Rookia Kalloo. Kalloo, 86, reportedly died Friday morning at a hospital in the Guyanese capital of Georgetown.
According to a local newspaper, Kalloo's family admitted her to hospital earlier in the week after she started acting strangely. Kalloo was diagnosed with a head injury and her condition rapidly deteriorated in the days that followed, the report said.
Global Affairs offered no further details about the circumstances of Kalloo's death, or information about where lived in Canada, citing the Privacy Act.
Kalloo was among 128 people aboard Fly Jamaica Flight OJ256 when it overshot the runway at Cheddi Jagan International Airport in Georgetown on Nov. 9.