Flight attendant found dead in hotel room with cloth stuffed in mouth

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An American Airlines flight attendant was found dead with a cloth in her mouth in a Philadelphia hotel on Monday night.

Authorities said that 66-year-old Diana Ramos, a resident of Las Vegas, was found by cleaning staff at the Philadelphia Airport Marriott, some two days after she was originally supposed to check out, the New York Post reported.

Philadelphia police spokesperson Shawn Ritchie told the Post that Ramos had a “cloth” in her mouth when she was found unresponsive. The homicide squad is investigating and autopsy results have not been released.

According to People magazine, Ramos worked as a flight attendant for 25 years and was on a layover in Philadelphia after a flight from Los Angeles when she died. An unnamed flight attendant told People, “Everybody is still trying to figure out what happened and why her crew just left her.”

A spokesperson for American Airlines said company staff are “devastated” by the news of Ramos’ death, noting they are working with authorities in the investigation.

Philadelphia police chief inspector Scott Small told NBC 10 that Ramos “suffered a sudden death” and it’s being treated as suspicious.

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News outlet 6ABC reported there were no signs of forced entry or a struggle at Ramos’ hotel room nor were any weapons recovered.

Police noted several sealed prescription bottles were found in the hotel room.