An American airport employee hijacked a passenger airliner and drowned him in the sea.

This morning from the US received information that 29-year-old employee Seattle International Airport hijacked passenger airliner Bombardier Dash 8 Q-400, however, with the circumstances being clarified at the moment, could not continue the flight and drowned the aircraft at sea.

Seattle International Airport was temporarily closed after one of the passenger planes that were in the parking lot started moving, drove to the runway, and to the surprise of the air traffic controllers, took off without permission. After the pilot gained altitude, he managed to get in touch, but the man did not succumb to persuasion to return the plane to the airport and continued the flight.

Where exactly the man was stealing a plane, so far it has not been reported, but considering the flight route, it is logical to assume that he had no idea about this himself. Subsequently, the aircraft began to rapidly lose altitude and fell into the sea - the current fate of 29-year-old hijacker remains unknown, while it is reported that on board the aircraft, no one except him was.

It is known that almost immediately after unauthorized take-off, the US Air Force raised combat fighters, apparently preparing to destroy the aircraft and its hijacker in the event of even the slightest risk that a man is preparing a terrorist act.

At the moment, the search and rescue operation is being carried out at the site of the crash of the passenger airliner Bombardier Dash 8 Q-400, but experts believe that the 29-year-old hijacker was killed.

Who exactly owned the hijacked passenger airliner, so far remains unknown.