Johnny Depp’s lawyer Camille Vasquez reportedly rushed to the aid of an elderly man who collapsed during a flight from L.A. to N.Y.C. this week
Johnny Depp‘s lawyer Camille Vasquez reportedly rushed to the aid of a fellow American Airlines passenger after he had a mid-flight emergency.
Vasquez and a bodyguard were on an American Airlines flight from Los Angeles to New York this week when an unnamed man in his 70s fell to the floor while walking past the pair’s first-class seats, TMZ reported.
According to the outlet, Vasquez and the bodyguard jumped from their seats to help the man before a surgeon on board took over. The plane eventually returned to LAX, where the man — conscious at that point — was escorted off the plane by EMTs.
Camille Vasquez and Johnny Depp
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During the incident, Vasquez reportedly got in touch with her brother-in-law, who is a doctor, to help guide her through the steps to determine whether the man had a heart attack or suffered a brain bleed as a result of his fall. The attorney’s bodyguard also reportedly used his Apple Watch to check the man’s heart rate, per TMZ.
American Airlines plane
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To thank her for her efforts, flight attendants reportedly gifted Vasquez bottles of merlot and champagne and called her “Wonder Woman.”
Derek Walls, a spokesman for American Airlines, confirms to PEOPLE, “On June 20, American Airlines flight 184 with service from Los Angeles (LAX) to New York (JFK) returned to Los Angeles due to the medical needs of a customer.”
