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Man Who Jumped From Plane Dies in Hospital

Tuesday, February 07, 2006 12:05:20 AM

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - A passenger who jumped from a moving plane as it prepared to take off died Monday, days after suffering a heart attack in jail, his sister said.

Troy Anthony Rigby, 29, had a heart attack Jan. 26 in a Broward County jail. He was removed from life support at a hospital Monday and died about an hour later, his sister Merlene Rigby told The Miami Herald.

Passengers and crew members on a taxiing plane tried to restrain Rigby on Jan. 23 at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport after he ran to the front of the jetliner and banged on windows and the cockpit door, authorities said. One passenger was bitten.


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