FBI questions woman who jumped from moving plane at IAH

A woman who leaped out of a moving plane at Bush Intercontinental Airport was taken into custody by the FBI, authorities said on Monday.

Just after 1 p.m., a passenger on United Airlines Flight 1892 from New Orleans to Houston pried open the emergency escape hatch and jumped out of the plane onto an aircraft operating area.

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"Being that that is a secure area, she was treated at the scene for injuries she received during the jump and then released to the custody of the FBI," Houston Police Department spokeswoman Jodi Silva said.

By late afternoon, the FBI said it was "no longer pursuing it as a federal law enforcement matter," but declined to offer any additional information.

United Airlines did not immediately respond to a request for comment.