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Plane returns to Portland after lightning strike

The Columbian
Published: September 24, 2013, 5:00pm

PORTLAND — Lightning struck a Spokane-bound Alaska Airlines flight Tuesday evening, soon after leaving Portland International Airport.

Spokeswoman Nancy Trott told The Oregonian (http://bit.ly/1h06sg6 ) the turboprop continued to function normally but returned to Portland as a precaution.

The plane’s 66 passengers and four crew members got on another plane and left for Spokane about an hour later.

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