- If you or someone you know needs help, please call or text the confidential 24/7 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline in the US on 988.
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The death of a Southwest Airlines flight attendant who plummeted from the 24th floor of a four-star hotel in Hawaii has been ruled a suicide by the Honolulu Medical Examiner.
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Jenny Lupton, a 50-year-old who lived in Oklahoma, was staying at the Hilton Hawaiian Village resort in Waikiki during a layover back in August.
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Her body was found by a hotel employee near the dumpsters of the resort in the early hours of August 20, News 9 reported.
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In a statement to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, the city's Department of the Medical Examiner said she died of multiple injuries and the manner of her death was suicide.
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“No additional information pertaining to this incident will be released at this time, as the investigation remains active and ongoing,” Honolulu Police Department (HPD) said in a statement to the outlet.
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Shortly after her body was found, her family said they did not believe that she died by suicide and called for a thorough investigation.
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The body of Jenny Lupton, 50, was discovered near the dumpsters of the Hilton Hawaiian Village resort in Waikiki early Thursday morning by an employee of the building
Lupton's family has demanded a thorough investigation (Hilton Hawaiian Village pictured)
Her sister, Tresa Lupton, had told KFOR: 'We strongly believe that she didn't do this intentionally, and so that leads us to think it was either some kind of freak accident or someone harmed her.’
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The family said she was planning to return to her home in Oklahoma after her stay in Hawaii.
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'She had just gone out with one of her flight attendant friends, and they danced and had a good time,' Tresa said.
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'She had gotten a tattoo while she was there.'
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The sister claimed the family was not notified about Lupton's death until 24 hours after her body was found.
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'We want to see for ourselves how this all went down,' Tresa said.
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'The timeline doesn't make sense, and we are afraid that maybe there was foul play.'
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The HPD launched an investigation surrounding Lupton’s death on August 24 after her loved ones requested the probe.
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'Detectives are conducting numerous interviews, reviewing and recovering surveillance video, and examining evidence as part of the investigative process,’ HPD said.
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Her niece Hannah, whom Lupton inspired to become a flight attendant, wrote a heartbreaking message about how much her aunt meant to her.
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The Honolulu Department of the Medical Examiner confirmed that Lupton did actually die by suicide on Wednesday
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The mother of one, worked as a Southwest Airlines flight attendant for 23 years.
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She is pictured with her 15-year-old son Kaleb
'My aunt, Jenny, passed away tragically and unexpectedly, leaving behind her son, Kaleb, and so many people who loved her deeply,' Hannah wrote.
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'She was truly the best aunt anyone could have asked for.
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She was the light of every party, the person who could make a room brighter simply by being in it.
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She had a personality that was impossible to forget, and if you knew her, you probably have a funny story about her.'
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Lupton had worked for Southwest Airlines for 23 years, and was the mother to a 15-year-old son called Kaleb.
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Southwest Airlines reacted to the news and said it ‘offered condolences and support to the employee’s family and coworkers' and that it was ‘engaged with local authorities as they investigate.’
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An online fundraising campaign was set up for the Lupton family.
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It has raised $24,022 in donations so far.
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If you or someone you know needs help, please call or text the confidential 24/7 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline in the US on 988.
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