India, May 30 -- A United Airlines flight travelling from Chicago to Minneapolis was forced to make an emergency diversion to Wisconsin on Friday night after a passenger allegedly made multiple attempts to breach the cockpit.

The incident, which occurred approximately 90 minutes after the flight departed from Chicago O'Hare International Airport, prompted a swift response from the crew and diverted the aircraft to the Dane County Regional Airport in Madison.

According to statements from the airline and the law enforcement officials, the individual, a 75-year-old man, had experienced a severe mental health crisis during the flight. United Airlines, in a statement, said that the individual was identified as an "unruly passenger." As he at...