The Bakersfield Californian

Police: Man pulled jet’s emergency slide

LOS ANGELES — A passenger on a Delta Air Lines flight out of Los Angeles International Airport was detained for triggering the plane’s emergency slide prior to takeoff, authorities said.

The passenger opened an emergency exit door around 10 a.m. Saturday, causing the emergency slide to deploy as the plane was pushing away from the gate, according to Los Angeles Airport Police.

The person was not arrested, but “transported to a local hospital for mental evaluation,” said airport police Captain Karla Rodriguez.

Flight 1714 was scheduled to fly to Seattle, Delta said in a statement Sunday.

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