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David James

Air Canada pilot suffers alleged mid-air seizure, needed to be restrained: ‘Instantly started praying’

An Air Canada flight from Newark, New Jersey, bound for Halifax, Canada, was forced to make an emergency landing at Boston Logan Airport yesterday after the pilot suffered a medical episode mid-flight.

A report from ABC News details the dramatic events on board the twin-turboprop de Havilland Dash 8-400, which had 61 passengers on board. The drama began at around 1:40 pm when the plane swerved sharply after takeoff. They quote passenger Rodney McDonald, traveling with his wife and two sons, as saying:

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