Today, a sad story is coming out of New Orleans about the death of Jermani Thompson. When the accident happened Tuesday night at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, the 26-year-old worker was taking bags off a Frontier Airlines plane.
Jermani Thompson started working for GAT Airline Ground Support when he was 26 years old.
Around 10 p.m. local time on Tuesday night, the young woman’s hair got caught in a belt loader.
A source said that Jermani was taken to the hospital quickly, but she died there.
💔 HEARTBREAKING: 26-year-old Jermani Thompson was killed after her hair got tangled in a belt loader while she was working at the Louis Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans.
FULL STORY: https://t.co/YvJaV9h9bx pic.twitter.com/Gxf3qZZFau— WAFB (@WAFB) August 31, 2022
“We are heartbroken and are supporting her family and her friends as best as we are able. Please send your well wishes to everyone at our New Orleans station during this very difficult time,” the CEO of GAT Airline Ground Support said.
Angela Dorsey, Jermani’s mother, said that her daughter went to Tougaloo College in Jackson, Mississippi and that she loved basketball.
Rest in Power, Beautiful Eaglet… ❤️💙🦅 – Jermani Thompson pic.twitter.com/WBGnbtbWyM
— Black With No Chaser (@BeBlackNoChaser) September 1, 2022
The heartbroken mother told NOLA, a website for news in New Orleans: “She was my baby girl. Everybody loved her.”
I’m just lost for words. I can’t even think.
During this very sad time, our thoughts are with Jermani’s family and friends.
Rest In Peace Jermani Thompson what a horrific accident man
— NeverFold Gaming (@NeverFold_B) August 31, 2022
