Getty Images
- A passenger died after a jet encountered "'severe turbulence" while flying over New England.
- Officials have not confirmed how the passenger died.
- While turbulence on flights is extremely common, it causing death is rare.
Officials said a passenger died after a jet experienced "severe turbulence" while flying over New England on Saturday.
The passenger was aboard the jet with four other people at the time of the incident, Sarah Sulick, a spokesperson for the National Transportation Safety Board told Insider in a statement.
It is not clear how the passenger died or if they were wearing a seatbelt, and the extent of damage to the jet is unclear.
When the fatal incident occurred, the business jet was flying from Keene, New Hampshire, to Leesburg, Virginia.