Tim Tebow prays with passengers after man has fatal heart attack during flight

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PHOENIX -- Former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow was on a Delta Airlines flight on Sunday when a passenger suffered a heart attack. While crew members helped the victim, Tebow prayed with family members and other passengers, according to multiple reports.

After the man collapsed during the flight from Atlanta to Phoenix, Tebow sprang into action, ABC News reports.



According to Richard Gotti’s Facebook post, as the crew and passengers rushed to help, Tebow made his way toward the unconscious man. Gotti wrote:


After the plane landed, the man received medical attention and was transported to a hospital where he later died, according to PEOPLE.

An Instagram user said Tebow helped the woman deplane and get their baggage. KGET reports Tebow then took the man's wife to the hospital.

According to PEOPLE, Tebow waited with the family until they received news that he had passed away. The man, who was in his 60s, was traveling with his wife and a friend.