CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Police have tracked down the mother whose fetus was found in the bathroom of an American Airlines flight out of Charlotte.
Officials say the 18-year-old mom was traveling from Brooklyn when she likely miscarried in the planes’ bathroom Monday night.
The fetus was discovered after the plane landed at New York’s LaGuardia Airport.Β The flight left Charlotte around 9 p.m. and landed in New York around 10:45 p.m.
The 18-year-old mother checked into a hospital Tuesday morning.
American Airlines released the following statement:
As we continue to learn more about this tragic and sensitive situation, we are actively cooperating with law enforcement in its investigation.
Police say they plan to interview the woman.
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