Passengers duct tape man who allegedly tried to open door during flight

It took place this week on an American Airlines flight from Milwaukee to Dallas.

A group of passengers sprung into action and stopped a man who allegedly tried to open the cabin door mid-flight during a trip, officials said.

The incident took place when the Canadian national allegedly approached a flight attendant and asked to open the cabin door while they were in flight and grew more agitated when he was denied, according to the report issued by Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Department of Public Safety.

The suspected allegedly tried to rush towards the door, striking the flight attendant who was blocking it, according to the report.

Passengers assisted the flight attendant and tried to subdue the passenger who allegedly kept asking to leave the plane. A flight attendant handed the passengers duct tape as they restrained him.

They were able to tape up his wrists and ankles and lay him on his belly for the remainder of the flight, the report said.

Airport police and the FBI detained the man, put him in a wheelchair and took him off the flight for a medical evaluation, according to the report and the FBI.

No arrests have been made as of Wednesday evening and the investigation is ongoing, officials said.

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