The person who died while on a flight from Paris to Boston has been identified as a 53-year-old woman from Kansas, authorities said. Barbara Dipoli, of Topeka, Kansas, died on an Air France Flight on Tuesday,

According to the Massachusetts State Police, 53-year-old Barbara Dipoli of Topeka, Kansas, was a passenger on an Air France flight from Paris to Boston when she suffered a medical episode during the flight. The episode resulted in her untimely passing. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will determine the exact cause and manner of death.