Naked man forces flight to turn around
<p><span>A plane has been forced to turn around after a passenger stripped off his clothing and locked himself in the toilet mid-flight.</span></p>
<p><span>Flight attendants on the Alaska Airlines flight discovered the passenger naked after he refused to follow instructions from the crew.</span></p>
<p><span>The flight, which had 178 passengers onboard, was travelling to Seattle but was forced to turn back because of the unruly man.</span></p>
<p><span>Airport Police Sergeant Darcey Perry told KTVA, “There was a subject on the aircraft that had barricaded or locked himself in the bathroom, the lavatory.</span></p>
<p><span>"Flight attendants did find that the subject was naked.”</span></p>
<p><span>An Alaska Airline spokesman said the flight was turned around “due to a passenger not following flight attendants’ instructions".</span></p>
<p><span>Tim Thompson said in an email, "While no emergency was declared, pilots made the decision to return to Anchorage.</span></p>
<p><span>“Flight 146 arrived at Anchorage International around 2.45am and was met by law enforcement officers at the gate. The passenger was escorted off the flight by officers.”</span></p>
<p><span>KTVA revealed that the man was questioned by the FBI but no charges were filed against him.</span></p>
<p><span>A passenger named Kate Danyluk explained that the man “had taken off his clothes and he just wasn’t in his right mind".</span></p>
<p><span>“The police came on and took him out the back door."</span></p>
<p><span>Danyluk added, “I’d rather go back to Anchorage than have something happen.”</span></p>
<p><span>A US attorney spokeswoman said the man was taken to hospital for a “mental health evaluation”.</span></p>
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