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9-year-old Las Vegas stowaway returns to Minneapolis

Posted at 8:03 AM, Oct 13, 2013
and last updated 2013-10-13 10:03:39-04
By David Simpson

CNN

(CNN) — The 9-year-old boy who sneaked onto a plane for a trip to Las Vegas is back in his hometown of Minneapolis, a family spokesman said Saturday night.

Spokesman V. J. Smith would not provide details. He said he would speak with the boy’s father Sunday.

Crew members aboard a Delta Air Lines flight October 3 became suspicious of their child passenger and then found that he had no ticket or boarding pass. He was placed in a foster home as authorities began an investigation.

The Transportation Security Administration has said the boy went through security at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, although it has not explained how he did so without a boarding pass.

An airport spokesman said video shows the boy chatted with a Delta agent when he reached the gate and moved toward the plane when the agent became distracted.

CNN’s Janet DiGiacomo contributed to this report.

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