Body of US diplomat killed in Haiti earthquake arrives in Los Angeles

Body of US diplomat killed in quake arrives in LA

LOS ANGELES — The body of U.S. diplomat Victoria DeLong, the first American reported killed by the earthquake in Haiti, has arrived in Los Angeles.

An eight-person honor guard from Los Angeles Airport Police carried the flag-draped coffin to an awaiting white hearse after the Boeing 737 arrived at LAX Tuesday night. Four members of DeLong’s immediate family were at the airport to receive the casket.

DeLong, a 27-year diplomat and native of California, was a cultural affairs officer and had been stationed at the U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince since February of last year. She was killed when her home collapsed in the magnitude 7.0 quake on Jan. 12.