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 The boy was not identified, but he is a U.S. citizen and was traveling by himself, according to the statement. (Published Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017) 
 
 A teenager detained Tuesday after opening an emergency exit and jumping from a plane after it landed at San Francisco International Airport was released by Customs and Border Protection later that day and turned over to San Francisco police. The bizarre incident unfolded at about 2:30 p.m. as Copa Airlines Flight 208 from Panama City was waiting to taxi to its arrival gate, according to a statement released by SFO spokesman Doug Yakel. SAN FRANCISCO — Authorities on Tuesday took a 17-year-old into custody after he opened the emergency exit of a jet preparing to taxi at San Francisco International Airport, jumped onto the wing and dropped down to the tarmac, an airport spokesman said. An airfield construction crew confronted the teen and held him until San Francisco police arrived to take him into custody. "It was as if he was like flying out, like it was really fast," said Sophia Gibson, another passenger. Sophia Gibson, of San Jose, said people sitting next to him were shocked when he jumped out of the jet and onto the wing. "They were yelling, 'Tell the flight attendants. Relay the message back. The door's open. Someone jumped off,'” Crowder told the television station. “It was pretty crazy.” 
 
 Passenger Isaac Rodrigues said the jet sat on the tarmac for about an hour before being allowed to continue to the gate. No runways were affected, and there was no operational impact as a result, SFO spokeperson Doug Yakel said. The teen was not injured, but was transported to a local hospital for psychiatric evaluation. "Moments later I found out that a passenger had opened the emergency exit window and slid down the wing and on to the tarmac." The Associated Press contributed to this report.
– A teenage passenger apparently impatient for his plane to reach a gate at San Francisco International Airport opened an emergency exit, slid down the plane's wing, fell to the ground, then started running Tuesday, officials say. Passengers say the 17-year-old US citizen, who was traveling alone, had appeared "anxious" and "fidgety" throughout the Copa Airlines flight from Panama City, per KGO and the San Jose Mercury News. Still, they were shocked when he stood from his seat, busted out, and "slipped off" the wing minutes after the plane landed around 2:30pm, a passenger tells NBC Los Angeles. The man says it all happened too fast for any other passengers on board to react. "They were yelling, 'Tell the flight attendants. Relay the message back. The door's open. Someone jumped off,'" he says. "It was pretty crazy." The teen, who was uninjured, was seized by a construction crew on the tarmac and taken into custody by Customs and Border Protection, says an airport official. He was also reportedly taken to a hospital for a psychiatric evaluation. Meanwhile, "a Copa crew member closed the exit door, and the aircraft proceeded to the gate," the airline says in a statement, per KGO. "All other passengers and crew disembarked safely."