The passenger who died on an AirFrance flight from Paris to Boston has been identified as Barbara Dipoli, 53, from Topeka, Kansas.

Preliminary information suggests Barbara Dipoli, of Topeka, died of a presumed medical episode during the flight, officials said.

State police are investigating after a Kansas woman died Tuesday evening aboard an Air France flight to Boston.

According to the Massachusetts State Police, 53-year-old Barbara Dipoli of Topeka, Kansas, was a passenger on an Air France flight from Paris to Boston when she suffered a medical episode during the flight. The episode resulted in her untimely passing. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will determine the exact cause and manner of death.