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In a bizarre and terrifying
incident, a 24-year-old man has died on a Dublin-bound flight after “running
amok,” and biting another passenger. The crew described him as being,
“extremely violent.” The
Aer Lingus flight took off from Lisbon, Portugal and was en route to Dublin,
Ireland.
All
of a sudden a man "ran amok" across the cabin, bit a fellow passenger
and had to be restrained by the crew. He injured “one or two passengers.”
RT report continues:
The
crew had to broadcast an emergency ‘Pan Pan’ message three times and told air
traffic controllers about the incident, before making an unscheduled landing at
Cork airport.
After
being restrained, the man fell unconscious. He soon lost his pulse and was
pronounced dead at Cork airport. There was a doctor onboard, but he could not
help.
The
body of the 24-year-old has been transported to Cork University Hospital for a
post-mortem examination, the Irish Mirror reported.
The
passenger is reported to have been flying on his own and he may have been
studying in Ireland.
Aer
Lingus has issued a statement about the incident, which read: "Aer Lingus
flight EI 485 Lisbon to Dublin, diverted into Cork due to a medical emergency
on board.”
"There were 168 guests
and 6 crew members on board. The flight landed safely at 17:40 local
time." The passengers were taken to Dublin by bus, The Guardian reported.
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