A passenger on an Air France flight from Paris to Boston died on Tuesday evening, the airline and police said.The victim has been identified as 53-year-old Barbara Dipoli of Topeka, Kansas, Massachusetts State Police told NBC News on Thursday.

The passenger who died on an AirFrance flight from Scotland to Boston has been identified as Barbara DiPoli, 53, from Topeka, Kansas. Police said preliminary information shows DiPoli's death may have resulted from a medical episode during the midst of the flight.

State police are investigating after a Kansas woman died Tuesday evening aboard an Air France flight to Boston.

A passenger who died on an Air France flight was identified as Kansas Air National Guard Master Sergeant Barbara DiPoli.

According to the Massachusetts State Police, 53-year-old Barbara Dipoli of Topeka, Kansas, was a passenger on an Air France flight from Paris to Boston when she suffered a medical episode during the flight. The episode resulted in her untimely passing. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will determine the exact cause and manner of death.

A passenger died on board during an Air France flight from Paris to Boston on Tuesday despite life-saving efforts performed by a doctor on the plane.