ˌɔn ɐ pɹˈiːviəs əkˈeɪʒən, kwˈɪnəl hæd hˈɛlpt sˈeɪv ðə lˈaɪf əvən ɪtˈæliən mˈæn sˈʌfɚɹɪŋ ɐ mˈɛdɪkəl ɪmˈɜːdʒənsi ˌɔn ɐn ˈɛɹlaɪnɚ flˈaɪt bᵻtwˌiːn tˈoʊkɪˌoʊ ænd hˈɑːŋ kˈɑːŋ.
On a previous occasion, Quinnell had helped save the life of an Italian man suffering a medical emergency on an airliner flight between Tokyo and Hong Kong.