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Dead body found in wheel well of United Airlines plane in Hawaii
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The aircraft departed from Chicago's O'Hare International Airport at 9:31 am local time on Tuesday and the body was only accessible from outside the plane. The cause and manner of the person's death remain unclear, along with the identity of the deceased.
The Maui Police Department is currently conducting an active investigation regarding a deceased individual discovered on an incoming flight from the mainland this afternoon.
Low oxygen levels in wheel storage compartments and extreme temperatures as flights climb to cruising altitudes make surviving in the wheel wells or other areas of commercial aircrafts rare.
The wheel well was only accessible from outside of the aircraft. At this time, it is not clear how or when the person accessed the wheel well.
Upon arrival at Kahului Airport in Maui, a body was found in the wheel well of one of the main landing gears on a United aircraft. At this time, it is not clear how or when the person accessed the wheel well.
sources
- 1.The Times of India
- 2.ABC News (Australia)
- 3.The Guardian
- 4.Agence France-Presse
- 5.Associated Press
- 6.New York Times
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organizations
- 1.United Airlines
- 2.Boeing Co
- 3.Maui Police Department
- 4.British Airways
- 5.Flight Aware
- 6.US Federal Aviation Authority