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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

Seattle-bound flight stops in Spokane for medical emergency

The Spokane International Airport terminal building. (Jesse Tinsley / The Spokesman-Review)
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An Alaska Airlines flight from Chicago to Seattle made an emergency landing in Spokane because of a medical emergency.

KOMO-TV reported an Alaska spokeswoman said a male passenger collapsed outside a lavatory on the plane Thursday.

Officials said 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.