Seattle-bound flight stops in Spokane for medical emergency

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - An Alaska Airlines flight from Chicago to Seattle made an emergency landing in Spokane because of a medical emergency.

KOMO-TV reports (https://goo.gl/KP1sB3 ) an Alaska spokeswoman said a male passenger collapsed outside a lavatory on the plane Thursday.

Officials say a physician on the plane started CPR and was assisted by two medics.

The plane landed in Spokane, and the passenger was taken to a local hospital. There is no information on his condition.

The flight then continued to Seattle.

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Information from: KOMO-TV, https://www.komotv.com/