Daniel Toffey was a gospel singer who died on a flight from Accra to Washington after visiting Ghana to attend his in-funeral law’s and meet his family.

According to Graphic Online, they left Accra late Sunday night on May 22, 2022.

However, tragedy struck onboard United 997 in the middle of the Atlantic when Daniel died from a pulmonary embolism.

[A pulmonary embolism (PE) is a blood clot that forms in a blood vessel in the body (often in the leg). It then travels to a lung artery, where it abruptly restricts blood flow].

Daniel Junior died while his father, Daniel Toffey Sr., watched helplessly from afar, according to Dntghana.

“He kept saying ‘Daddy I can’t breathe, Daddy I can’t breathe,’” the senior Toffey narrated to DNT in an interview.

After sitting for a while, the patient was allegedly trying to get up to use the restroom when his movement became wobbly and he was soon gasping for oxygen.

“We need a doctor, we need a doctor,” exclaimed one young lady. Despite the flight crew’s request that everyone remain seated, the elder father felt compelled to leap from his business class seat and run to the situation.

Daniel Toffey Junior, a member of PIWC in Columbus North, died in flight despite the fact that United Airlines had seven doctors on board and tools that the doctors were “impressed” with.

The flight left Kotoka International Airport around 11 p.m. on Sunday and was scheduled to arrive at Washington Dulles early the next day.

Due to the tragic incident, the plane was diverted to Bermuda, where all 178 passengers stayed at the Grotto Bay Resort before continuing their journey to Washington.

Jesse Lasuer, a business class neighbor, informed DNT that the deceased father was doing well despite the tragic loss. “You can just see the sadness in his eyes,” Lasuer recalled, “even though he’s doing pretty well.”

Daniel Toffey Sr. had traveled to Ghana with his wife and son, a Gospel Artist, to attend his father-in-funeral. law’s The father and son drove to Pataskala, Ohio, a Columbus suburb, while the wife stayed behind.

Joe Mettle was expected to attend Junior Toffey’s CD release party on June 4 in Columbus.

Reacting one person who witnessed the incident wrote:

“I was on the flight and I witnessed everything fiilifili. Hmmmm! This world is full of uncertainties. We got stranded at the Bermuda Airport for almost fifteen hours before they got us a flight to Washington Dulles Airport last night. It was a harrowing experience. I have never experienced such a thing in my life. Terrible. Anyway, I pray for the soul of that young man.”