A French bulldog (not pictured) died after its owner was allegedly forced to put the carrier with the dog in an overhead bin by a United Airlines attendant.  (iStock / iStock)

A French bulldog (not pictured) died after its owner was allegedly forced to put the carrier with the dog in an overhead bin by a United Airlines attendant.

Tragedy struck on a United flight from Houston to New York City, when a dog in a TSA-compliant pet carrier died after a flight attendant forced its owner to store the animal and its carrier in an overhead bin for the duration of the four-hour Monday flight.

First reported by travel blogger The Points Guy, United has since claimed full responsibility for the “tragic accident.”