A body was found in the landing gear of a United Airlines plane that landed in Hawaii, Reuters reported, quoted by FOCUS.
The flight was from Chicago to Maui on Christmas Eve.
It is currently unclear how and when the man gained access to the wheel well,“ the airline said in a statement.
Most people who try to travel illegally die when the landing gear retracts, and if they manage to survive, they usually die from hypothermia. As the flight reaches higher altitudes, oxygen levels become extremely low, and temperatures outside the plane can drop to 75 or 80 degrees below zero, which is fatal.
The airline is adamant that access to the landing gear is only from the outside of the plane.