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Delta Passenger Leaps Down Emergency Slide Moments Before Take Off

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The passenger was later taken to a hospital for a mental health evaluation.

Delta planes on an airport tarmac
REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

A Delta Flight passenger was detained Saturday after they allegedly opened the emergency exit and hurtled down the emergency slide moments before the plane was set to take off. The incident happened at 10 a.m. at Los Angeles International Airport, derailing a flight from LAX to Seattle. The detained passenger was taken to a hospital for a mental health evaluation, while other passengers were rebooked onto different flights.

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