Community | February 08, 2010 | 4 comments

Body of apparent stowaway found in landing gear of Delta flight

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A body was found in the landing gear bay of an airplane that arrived at Tokyo's Narita Airport Sunday, the airport announced.

The dead man was not carrying a passport or personal belongings, airport police said.

The man was of dark complexion and dressed in blue jeans and a red and dark blue long-sleeved shirt, police told CNN.

Police said he possibly froze to death and suffered a shortage of oxygen at high altitude, but did not provide a definite cause of death pending an autopsy.

A mechanic found the body in the landing gear bay, which was impossible to enter from the cabin, the airport said.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/02/08/japan.plane.body/?hpt=T2
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4 comments // Body of apparent stowaway found in landing gear of Delta flight

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    • I still don't get all this concern over airline safety, with threat this and threat that. It's only a matter of time before some terrorist realizes that an aircraft is a much less viable target than a train or a bus or a church. hopefully when they finally realize there's no need to try to bomb planes and they do hit one of there targets we are prepared and aren't caught with our heads up our asses

    • 2 years ago
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    • I never even knew you could go up in there!

      Wow, that must've been terrible for the guy in his last moments...

      I'm a bit curious, however: how did NO ONE notice him going in there, and could that be a potential threat?

    • 2 years ago
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