A transatlantic journey intended to mark a hopeful turning point instead ended in tragedy when a Minnesota attorney died while traveling to the United Kingdom in the spring of 2025.
Rachel Green, a 44-year-old insurance attorney from Minneapolis, boarded a nearly nine-hour flight from Minnesota to London on April 30, 2025. She was accompanied by her mother, Mary Sweeney, and planned to spend time in the United Kingdom conducting research for a historical novel centered on Eleanor of Aquitaine, the medieval queen who ruled as both Queen of France and Queen of England.
The trip carried deep personal significance. After several years marked by serious illness and physical recovery, Green had only recently regained the strength and stability to pursue long-held creative ambitions alongside her legal career. Family members later described the journey as both a professional and personal milestone, representing renewal after hardship.
