A man was detained Saturday after boarding an Alaska Airlines plane at Las Vegas, an airport spokesman said.
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Flight 1367 from Las Vegas to Portland was preparing to take off from McCarran International Airport when the pilot noticed a person approaching the plane and notified the control tower, the airline said in a statement.
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and airport officials took the man into custody, airport spokesman Joe Rajchel, CNN reported.
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The man had jumped a perimeter fence and was observed by airport personnel around 1:40 p.m., according to Rajchel.
The video recorded by a passenger shows the man sitting and walking on the wing.
Officers took the man into custody and he was taken to a medical facility, Rajchel said.
By Hollie Silverman
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