Body found in plane wheel well in Hawaii

According to the United Airlines website, the body was found in the aircraft's landing gear compartment when United Flight 202 from Chicago O'Hare International Airport landed at Kahului Airport on Tuesday afternoon. Details about the victim were not released.

"The wheel well is only accessible from the outside of the aircraft. It is currently unclear how and when the person gained access to the wheel well," the report said.

United Airlines said it was cooperating with authorities investigating the incident. The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The plane's wheel wells were unpressurized, and the temperatures were extremely low, ranging from minus 50 to minus 60 degrees Celsius, with a lack of oxygen. Although the mortality rate for those hiding in the wheel wells was high, there were still some survivors.

For example, last year, a person was found alive in the wheel well of an Algerian plane in Paris. Additionally, in January 2022, a stowaway was found alive in the wheel well under the nose of a Cargolux cargo plane arriving at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport from Africa.

Ngoc Anh (according to Reuters, NYT)