"Brother reveals cause of Indiana mom's sudden death on flight from Dominican Republic"

The autopsy results for Stefanie Smith, an Indiana mother who died on a flight from the Dominican Republic, revealed that she died of natural causes, specifically a carotid artery dissection in her neck. The 41-year-old woman began convulsing on an American Airlines flight from Punta Cana to Charlotte, forcing the plane to divert to Turks and Caicos, where she was pronounced dead. Smith's friend described her as a "ball of energy" and "the life of the party." She leaves behind an 18-year-old son and 16-year-old daughter.