N.Y. man dies on AirTran flight from Las Vegas to Milwaukee

DENVER -- A man from New York died of an apparent heart attack on an AirTran Airways flight from Las Vegas to Milwaukee early Saturday, forcing the plane to make an emergency landing at Denver International Airport.

DIA airport spokeswoman Laura Coale says flight 776 was diverted to Denver and was met at the gate by an ambulance at about 2:50 a.m. The Denver Medical Examiner's office says Stephen Enves, 64, of Elmhurst, N.Y., was traveling with his wife when he died. An autopsy is planned.

The airplane continued its flight to Milwaukee at about 6:30 a.m.

AirTran spokesman Christopher White says a passenger applied CPR and an automatic external defibrillator was used in attempts to save Enves' life.

White says Enves was pronounced dead in Denver.