Hyderabad, Feb. 26 -- An Australian couple were reportedly forced to sit beside the body of a passenger who recently died during a Qatar Airways flight

Mitchell Ring and Jennifer Colin were travelling from Melbourne to Doha, en route to Venice, when a woman collapsed mid-flight near their seats.

Despite the crew's efforts to revive her, she could not be saved. "Unfortunately, the lady couldn't be saved, which was pretty heartbreaking to watch," Ring told Australian news outlet A Current Affair.

The cabin crew attempted to move the deceased passenger to business class but were unable to due to the narrow aisle. With limited options, they placed the body in Ring and Colin's row.

"They looked a bit frustrated, then they just looked at me...