DEPUTY BRITISH HIGH COMMISSIONER, CARTER PARKER LESLIE SLUMPED AND DIED AT LAGOS AIRPORT

Mr. Carter Parker Leslie

The Deputy British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr. Carter Parker Leslie slumped and died on Tuesday at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos. 
 Carter was reported to have fallen and slumped while arriving Nigeria aboard a Delta Airlines from Atlanta Georgia. His sudden death temporarily caused uproar at the airport


The plane had arrived the country from Atlanta Georgia around 4pm on Tuesday.


A source close to the airport confirmed that the medical personnel attached to the terminal tried to revive him, but without success.

When it was confirmed that he had passed on, an ambulance was ordered to take him to the morgue.

As at the time of filing this report, the morgue where he was taken to could not be confirmed.

Another account indicated that the diplomat before dying was seen holding to his chest and screaming “my heart” and slumped before the health officials could reach him. ‬.