An Australian woman died on an international flight across the Pacific.
However the death was not being treated as suspicious in spite of reports the passenger was a drug mule.
Emergency services were called to Sydney International Airport Thursday morning after the 42-year-old woman died aboard Delta from Los Angeles to Perth in Western Australia.
Police boarded the plane and established a crime scene and passengers were left waiting for more than 90 minutes on the tarmac.
Local 2GB Radio reported there were suspicions that the woman might have been a drug mule, but New South Wales police declined to comment whether the death was drug-related.
Police said it was not being treated as suspicious and they were investigating possible causes of death including self-harm or natural causes.
A police spokeswoman said the woman was travelling alone.
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