Southwest flight attendant, 50, plunges to her death from 24th floor of Hawaii hotel – as mom-of-one’s family refute suggestions it was suicide
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The family of Southwest Airlines flight attendant Jenny Lupton, 50, has rejected suggestions that her death in Hawaii was a suicide, insisting instead that it was an accident or the result of foul play. They said they were not told of her death until 24 hours after her body was found, and that Lupton had spent her final evening dancing with a colleague and getting a tattoo, details they say fuel their doubts about the official account. No further developments have emerged, and the case remains under investigation.
Lupton, a mother of one from Oklahoma with 23 years' experience as a flight attendant, was found dead near dumpsters at the Hilton Hawaiian Village hotel in Waikiki early on a Thursday morning, having apparently fallen from her 24th-floor room during a work layover. Her sister, Tresa, said the family wants a clearer timeline and to see the evidence for themselves. Tributes to Lupton, remembered as "the life of the party" and devoted to her 15-year-old son Kaleb, poured in online, and a fundraiser for the family has raised more than $20,000.
- Flight attendant Jenny Lupton, 50, died falling from a Hawaii hotel's 24th floor.
- Family disputes suicide theory, suspects accident or foul play.
- Case remains under investigation; over $20,000 raised for family.
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Southwest Airlines flight attendant Jenny Lupton, 50, from Oklahoma, was found dead outside the Hilton Hawaiian Village hotel in Waikiki, Honolulu, after apparently falling from the 24th floor. She was staying at the hotel during a work layover, a common arrangement for airline crew between flights, and had reportedly spent the evening beforehand out with a colleague.
Officials believe she fell from the balcony of her hotel room, but her family, led by her sister Tresa, dispute any suggestion that her death was self-inflicted, pointing instead to accident or foul play. They have also raised concerns about how long it took the hotel or authorities to notify them after her body was found.
Lupton had worked as a flight attendant for 23 years and was a mother of one. Her death has prompted an outpouring of tributes online and a fundraising campaign for her family, while investigators continue to establish exactly what happened.