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Updated · Fox News · Aug 24

Honolulu Police Probe Flight Attendant Jenny Lupton's Death After 24th-Floor Fall

Updated

Updated · Fox News · Aug 24

Honolulu Police Probe Flight Attendant Jenny Lupton's Death After 24th-Floor Fall

Q: What caused a 24-hour delay in notifying the family after a loving mother mysteriously fell from a 24th-floor balcony in Hawaii?

There is no confirmed public explanation for the roughly 24-hour delay in notifying Jenny Lupton’s family. What is known is that Lupton, a 50-year-old Southwest Airlines flight attendant from Moore, Oklahoma, was found dead during a Waikiki layover at the Hilton Hawaiian Village, and her relatives say they were not contacted until about a day later. Reports indicate the family learned key details not from police directly, but from the Honolulu Department of the Medical Examiner, which told them her injuries appeared consistent with a fall from a 24th-floor balcony. Honolulu police have opened an unattended death investigation and have released very little beyond that. Authorities have said they do not yet know whether anyone witnessed the fall, and the family says hotel security told them investigators are reviewing footage from more than 70 surveillance cameras. That suggests the case was still in an early evidence-gathering stage when notification issues arose, but police have not said whether that caused the delay. In practical terms, delays like this can happen when authorities are still confirming identity, next of kin, jurisdiction, and circumstances of death, especially in out-of-state deaths involving a hotel, employer and medical examiner. But in Lupton’s case, no agency has publicly stated that any of those factors were the reason. So, based on the information available, the cause of the 24-hour notification delay remains unexplained.

Q: Why was a flight attendant's body found near a resort dumpster, and what do 70 security cameras reveal about her final hours?

There is no confirmed explanation yet for why Jenny Lupton’s body was found near a resort dumpster. Authorities in Honolulu have opened an unattended death investigation, and the medical examiner reportedly told her family that her injuries were consistent with a fall from the 24th-floor balcony of her room at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Waikiki. Police have not announced a final cause or manner of death, and they have not said whether the fall was accidental, intentional, or involved foul play. The location near the dumpster appears to be where her body came to rest after the reported fall, not evidence in itself of what caused her death. A hotel employee is said to have found her there early in the morning. Her family has said the timeline does not make sense to them and that they do not believe she died by suicide. As for the more than 70 security cameras, no public findings have been released from that footage. Hotel security told the family that investigators were reviewing cameras covering the area, but police have said only that the investigation is ongoing and that they do not yet know whether anyone witnessed the fall. So, at this stage, the cameras have not publicly revealed a definitive account of Lupton’s final hours. What is known is that Lupton, a 50-year-old Southwest Airlines flight attendant from Oklahoma, had spent part of the layover with co-workers, dancing and getting a tattoo, and had been in contact with her sister only hours before her death.

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 24

Honolulu police opened an unattended death investigation after 50-year-old Southwest flight attendant Jenny Lupton was found dead outside her Waikiki hotel during a work layover.
The medical examiner told her family Lupton fell from her 24th-floor balcony at the Hilton Hawaiian Village, but relatives say the timeline does not make sense and fear foul play.
More than 70 security cameras are being reviewed, and police have said they are unsure whether anyone witnessed the fall.
Lupton, an Oklahoma-based flight attendant who spent 29 years with Southwest, had planned to remain in Hawaii for a few days before returning home.