'Fidgety' Teen Jumps From Plane in SF

By Arden Dier

August 2, 2017

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.

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