US Air Gay Flight Attendant Found Strangled in Mexico
A US Airways flight attendant, Nick Aaronson, who was also openly gay, was found murdered today in his hotel room in Mexico City, according to reports on behalf of the flight attendant union.
The death of Phoenix-based Aaronson is being investigated after initial reports have confirmed that he sustained strangulation, ABC News reports. A break-in on hotel grounds has not been entirely ruled out, but according to the AFA US Airways MEC website, there were no known safety breaches at the Hilton Hotel where Aaronson was accommodated.
Aaronson was found unconscious on the hotel bed, his hands bound behind him, a belt around his neck, ABC News reported.
The investigation of Aaronson’s death is currently being investigated. A spokesperson for US Airways said Aaronson was beloved and very popular among his coworkers.
ABC News:
A US Airways flight attendant was found strangled today in his hotel room in Mexico City, the airline’s flight attendant union said.
The death of Nick Aaronson of Phoenix was being investigated and it did not appear that there was a safety breach at the hotel, according to a statement on the AFA US Airways MEC website.
Aaronson was found lying unconscious, face down beside the bed at the Hilton Hotel, with his hands bound behind him and a belt around his neck, according to a report by NoticiasMexico.com.mx, ABC affiliate KNXV-TV in Phoenix reported.
US Airways spokeswoman Tina Swail told KNXV-TV that Aaronson’s family has been notified of his death.
Deborah Volpe, president of the Association of Flight Attendants Council 66,told The Arizona Republic that Aaronson was “very popular” and “very loved” by co-workers.
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