Viral Video Shows Alaska Airlines Flight Attendant Punching Screaming Man Who Attacked Female Passenger

An Alaska Airlines flight attendant was forced to repeatedly pummel a screaming man experiencing a “violent medical episode” to free the woman he was attacking during it, viral video shows.

The disturbing footage, uploaded to social media, shows the male flight attendant aboard Flt. 221 to Portland, Ore., desperately trying to save the female passenger after the man behind her suddenly grabbed her hair before take-off from Oakland, Calif., on Feb. 1.

“Let go of her hair!” someone can be heard shouting as the flight attendant tries to pry the man’s hands off her locks.

When that fails, the flight attendant starts punching the man in the throat and torso until the unruly passenger finally relents and lets go of the frightened woman, who was helped out of the aisle by other flyers.

The flight attendant can be seen pushing the man’s face back, keeping him in place as the passenger began howling uncontrollably.

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