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Man dies at Vancouver Airport
ROBERT MATAS
Globe and Mail Update
October 14, 2007 at 12:51 PM EDT

RICHMOND, B.C. — A middle aged man died at Vancouver airport today after an encounter with police involving a taser gun.

RCMP do not know what precipitated the incident, Sergeant Pierre Lemaitrre said in an interview.

Nancy Baggio, operations manager for the airport, said the incident did not disrupt any flights. Some travellers were redirected to another area but operations continued uninterrupted, she said.

A man in his 40s was behaving wildly around 1:30 a. m. in the arrivals area. The RCMP were called to assist the private security company, Sgt. Lemaitre said.

An RCMP officer used a taser in an attempt to subdue the man. However the man continued to strike out, Sgt Lemaitre said.

Three officers finally restrained him. The man passed away shortly afterwards.

Police had the man's passport, but Sgt. Lemaitre declined to release his name.

The local coroner removed the body from the airport about 9 a.m. The police investigation continues.