{"id":962,"date":"2025-09-29T19:12:41","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T19:12:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globaltaalenthq.com\/?p=962"},"modified":"2025-10-06T09:12:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T09:12:28","slug":"stowaway-found-dead-in-international-flights-landing-gear-compartment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globaltaalenthq.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/29\/stowaway-found-dead-in-international-flights-landing-gear-compartment\/","title":{"rendered":"Stowaway found dead in international flight's landing gear compartment"},"content":{"rendered":"

A stowaway was found dead in an international flight\u2019s landing gear compartment in North Carolina, local authorities and American Airlines said Sunday.<\/p>\n

\u201cDetectives with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department\u2019s Homicide Unit are conducting a death investigation in the 5000 block of Hangar Road in the Airport Division,\u201d the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said in a press release<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The police said as an American Airlines plane that \u201chad recently arrived from Europe\u201d was going through maintenance Sunday morning, \u201ca stowaway was located in the landing gear\u201d and found to be dead.<\/p>\n

\u201cHomicide Unit detectives responded to the scene to conduct an investigation, and Crime Scene Search responded to process the scene and collect physical evidence,\u201d the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said in their release.<\/p>\n

Charlotte Douglas International Airport said in a statement obtained by The Hill\u2019s sister network NewsNation that it \u201cis aware of the tragic discovery involving a deceased individual found in the landing gear of an American Airlines aircraft on Sunday morning.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are deeply saddened by this news and will support the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department\u2019s (CMPD) investigation as needed,\u201d the airport added.<\/p>\n

American Airlines also said that it was \u201cworking with law enforcement on its investigation,\u201d according to a statement obtained by NewsNation. The airline also said that a dead person \u201cwas discovered inside one of the main landing gear compartments of one of our aircraft.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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