Flight attendant found dead in hotel room with 'cloth' in mouth is pictured

29 September 2023 , 09:01

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Pictures show Ms Ramos with a large grin and a kind demeanour (Image: Diana Ramos / Facebook)

Pictures have emerged of an American Airlines attendant who was found dead in a hotel room with a cloth in her mouth.

Diana Ramos, 66, was found unresponsive by housekeepers on Monday in the Marriott hotel at Philadelphia Airport. Her death is being treated as “suspicious” according to Chief Inspector Scott Small of Philadelphia Police Department, who described her death as “sudden”.

Ms Ramos was pronounced dead at the scene at around 1.45pm on Monday, two days after she was supposed to check out - but there are still major question marks surrounding the circumstances of her death. So far, no arrests have been made.

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Ms Ramos was a 25-year veteran of American Airlines (Diana Ramos / Facebook)

There were no signs of forced entry, struggle, or any weapons in her room, the police said. Sealed prescription bottles were found, with sources saying Ms Ramos was on “several medications”.

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Pictures have emerged of the police taking Ms Ramos’ body away from the hotel for an autopsy, the results of which have not yet been released as of Friday. Other photos show the victim, a kind-faced 25-year veteran of American Airlines with a large grin in her flight attendant uniform.

Ms Ramos was found with a sock stuffed in her mouth (Diana Ramos / Facebook)

An anonymous American Airlines flight attendant told People: “Everybody is still trying to figure out what happened and why her crew just left her. A lot of moving parts and questions right now, very sad.”

The flight attendant veteran was on a layover in Philadelphia at the time of her death, after working on a flight from Los Angeles - where her crew was based, reported the Mail. Before Ms Ramos had been named publicly, American Airlines released a statement saying staff are “devastated by this news” adding that they are doing “everything” they can to “ensure all affected have the support they need during this difficult time”.

She was found at the Marriott Hotel at Philadelphia Airport (WPVI-TV)

It is unconfirmed why Ms Ramos’ flight crew left her in Philadelphia, with one former American Airlines worker writing on social media: “We would never leave a crew member behind. We would always call and check on them, even knock on their hotel door.”

Another said: “We need to take better care of each other. The same way we are trained to work together, have each other's back in case “stuff” goes down... We must do better.”

Alex Croft