Plane with Cal State Bakersfield team makes emergency landing at McCarran

By CHRISTIAN BERTOLACCINI LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

9 years ago

The charter plane, Sun Country Airlines Flight 8606, carrying Cal State Bakersfield’s basketball team, made an emergency stop for a medical issue at McCarran International Airport on Wednesday, March 16, 2016. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bizutesfaye

An ambulance is seen leaving the area where the charter plane, Sun Country Airlines Flight 8606, carrying Cal State Bakersfield’s basketball team, made an emergency stop for a medical issue at McCarran International Airport on Wednesday, March 16, 2016. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bizutesfaye

California State University, Bakersfield forward Jaylin Airington (11) stretches out on the way to the basket, while being paced by New Mexico State guard Matt Taylor (5) during the Western Athletic Conference men’s basketball championship game at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas Saturday, March 12, 2016. Final score CSUB 57 NMS 54 Donavon Lockett/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Cal State Bakersfield’s basketball team made an emergency stop at McCarran International Airport on Wednesday.

The Oklahoma City-bound flight departed at 7:42 a.m. and made the emergency landing for a medical issue at 8:19 a.m., McCarran spokesman Chris Jones said. The person who had the medical issue was not a member of the team nor a coach, he said.

The person was taken to an ambulance, but it is unknown if that person was taken to a hospital or to which one.

The charter plane, Sun Country Airlines Flight 8606, was delayed about an hour, but has since taken off.

No further details were immediately available.

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