Found the body of a smuggler in an aircraft landing gear...launch a police investigation
Sep 29, 2025
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According to the New York Post and other U.S. media, an American Airlines flight departing from Europe at around 9 a.m. on the 28th (local time) and arriving at Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina was undergoing maintenance checks, and an unidentified body was found in the landing gear section.
Police dispatched to the scene launched an investigation into the death.
American Airlines is working with law enforcement to investigate" he said.
In general, survival is almost impossible at an altitude of 30,000 feet due to lack of oxygen and temperatures of minus 40 to 60 degrees Celsius.
Experts say `Even if you climb more than 10,000 feet at an altitude, you will lose consciousness and die of hypothermia within minutes due to a rapid shortage of oxygen," he said.
It is said that the survival rate of people smuggled into the country in wheel compartments worldwide is only 1 in 5. Most die from hypoxia, frostbite, mechanical crush, etc.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
