Man dies at King Shaka International Airport

The man collapsed in the departure area of the airport on Friday.

The 58-year-old was about to board a flight to Johannesburg.

The Airports Company South Africa spokesperson, Collen Naidoo says paramedics declared the man dead at the scene.

“The matter was handled then by the police. They are trying to locate his next of kin. At this stage it is difficult to say what caused the man to collapse. Passengers, including a doctor, who had been in the same area tried to assist him,” he said.