SEATTLE — A Maple Valley man is the American who suffered a heart attack on a flight to Seattle last week and was taken to Iran for treatment, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported.
James Eisenhart, 52, became ill on a flight from Dubai to Seattle. The plane was diverted to Tehran, and he was taken to a hospital in the Iranian capital.
Eisenhart is identified in online documents as Boeing’s senior business development manager for Air Force programs.
Eisenhart's family is traveling to Dubai to meet him, neighbors told KIRO 7 Eyewitness News.
Eisenhart is OK and can return to Seattle, a nurse told The National of the United Arab Emirates.
"Blood pressure, heart rate, everything is OK," the nurse said. "The doctor allowed him (to) … go back to Seattle."
Eisenhart needed an angioplasty and drugs to prevent arterial blockages, another nurse told The National.
Eisenhart is quoted as praising the airline crew and hospital staff.
"They've been quite concerned and making sure everything is going well for me," he told The National.
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