Widow of Flight 93 Pilot Died of Alcohol and Drug Caused Heart Failure

September 17th, 2012

Via: NBC:

The widow of the pilot of United Flight 93 on Sept. 11, 2001, died of heart failure caused by accidental alcohol and drug overdose, according to an autopsy released Friday.

Sandy Dahl, the wife of Captain Jason Dahl, died in May, at the age of 52 near Denver. The autopsy report from the Jefferson County Coroner’s office in Colorado said alcohol, painkillers, anti-depression drugs and anti-anxiety drugs were found in her system, The Denver Post reported. The coroner’s office found that Dahl’s death was “consistent with the combined impact of alcohol and multiple drug toxicity,” according to the Post.

One Response to “Widow of Flight 93 Pilot Died of Alcohol and Drug Caused Heart Failure”

  1. CitizenK says:

    It sounds like she simply killed herself, either intentionally or through reckless substance abuse. If that is the case… how terribly sad. 🙁

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