{"id":2384648,"date":"2024-12-30T10:25:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-30T15:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dead-body-found-in-boeing-wheel-well-police-investigating\/"},"modified":"2024-12-30T10:25:58","modified_gmt":"2024-12-30T15:25:58","slug":"dead-body-found-in-boeing-wheel-well-police-investigating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dead-body-found-in-boeing-wheel-well-police-investigating\/","title":{"rendered":"Dead Body Found in Boeing Wheel Well, Police Investigating"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdead-body-found-in-boeing-wheel-well-police-investigating%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2384648&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Authorities in Maui, Hawaii are investigating\u200b teh\u200d discovery of a body \u200din the \u2063wheel well of a United Airlines flight that\u200d arrived from \u2064Chicago. The body was found after the plane, a Boeing 787-10, landed at Kahului \u200dAirport. United\u2064 Airlines is collaborating with law enforcement in the examination. The\u200c identity of the deceased, presumed to be a stowaway, and the circumstances of \u200chow they accessed \u200dthe wheel\u2062 well remain unknown. This method of stowing away is perilous; statistics indicate that approximately 77% of those who \u200battempt to hide in an\u200d aircraft&#8217;s \u200dwheel well \u200bhave died due to extreme temperatures and other risks. While many stowaways do not survive, there are instances where individuals have made it through their journey alive, highlighting both \u200dthe dangers and occasional \u200dsuccesses of\u200c such attempts.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Police launched an investigation after a body was discovered Tuesday in the wheel well of a plane at Kahului Airport in Maui, Hawaii.<\/p>\n<p>The deceased individual was found after United Airlines flight 202 took off from Chicago International Airport and landed in Kahului, according to a report from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaiinewsnow.com\/2024\/12\/25\/body-discovered-wheel-well-plane-maui-airport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hawaii News Now<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators found the body in the wheel well of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ntsb-says-plane-that-came-to-rest-on-one-engine-suffered-broken-pin-inside-landing-gear\/\" title=\"NTSB: Plane with One Engine Resting Broke Pin in Landing Gear\">main landing gear<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The plane was a Boeing 787-10.<\/p>\n<p>United Airlines said in a statement that the company is &ldquo;working with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-to-congress-enact-major-restrictions-on-constitutionally-protected-second-amendment-rights\/\" title=\"Biden To Congress: Enact Major Restrictions On Constitutionally Protected Second Amendment Rights\">law enforcement authorities<\/a> on the investigation,&rdquo; per Hawaii News Now.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The wheel well was only accessible from outside of the aircraft. At this time, it is not clear how or when the person accessed the wheel well,&rdquo; the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>Officials with the Maui Police Department are examining the incident, confirming in a statement to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/travel\/2024\/12\/26\/body-wheel-well-united-airlines-hawaii\/77230023007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA Today<\/a> that staff members are &ldquo;actively investigating the discovery of a deceased individual on an incoming flight from the mainland.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Operations at Kahului Airport were not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/passenger-plane-full-people-plummets-fiery-crash-video-shows-shocking-fall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">impacted<\/a> by the discovery.<\/p>\n<p>USA Today said that law enforcement has not revealed the identity of the stowaway and his motive for hiding on the aircraft as of Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Hiding in the wheel well of an airplane is a dangerous but common method of stowing away on a flight.<\/p>\n<p>Roughly 77 percent of those who have tried to illegally hide on an airplane using that approach have died, according to data from the Federal Aviation Administration d by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/12\/25\/us\/united-airlines-plane-body-found-hawaii\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mysterious-man-arrives-us-no-passport-ticket-recollection-boarded-flight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stowaways<\/a> are crushed as the landing gear retracts, since the space in that part of a plane can be smaller than a car trunk.<\/p>\n<p>Others experience frostbite and hypothermia as the plane reaches higher altitudes. Temperatures can decline to 75 or 80 degrees below zero, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">impacting blood flow significantly<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While the person who attempted the journey to Maui lost his life, others have managed to survive hiding in airplanes.<\/p>\n<p>One person was found alive in the undercarriage of an Algerian airline&rsquo;s plane in Paris last year, while a man was discovered in the nose wheel of a cargo plane which arrived in Amsterdam from South Africa in 2022, according to USA Today.<\/p>\n<p>Another man rode in the landing gear of an American Airlines flight in 2021 to Miami from Guatemala. He was hospitalized upon the plane&rsquo;s arrival.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/protesters-wait-outside-west-maui-airport-send-biden-brutal-message-arrives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maui<\/a> also saw a 15-year-old boy survive a flight in 2014 which originated in San Jose and lasted more than five hours. 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The deceased person was discovered following United Airlines flight 202&#8217;s arrival from Chicago International Airport, as reported by Hawaii News Now. Investigators located the body within the main landing gear&#8217;s wheel well of a Boeing 787-10. United Airlines stated they are collaborating with law enforcement on the inquiry. The statement noted that access to the wheel well is only possible from outside the aircraft, and it remains unclear how or when the individual entered that area. Maui Police confirmed they are actively looking into this incident involving a deceased person aboard an incoming flight from the mainland. Operations at Kahului Airport were unaffected by this discovery, but as of Thursday, law enforcement had not disclosed details about the stowaway\u2019s identity or reasons for hiding on board.<\/p>\n<p>Hiding in an airplane&#8217;s wheel well is perilous yet not uncommon among stowaways; approximately 77% of those who attempt this method do not survive, according to Federal Aviation Administration data cited by CNN. Some individuals have been crushed during landing gear retraction due to limited space, while others suffer from frostbite and hypothermia at high altitudes where temperatures can plummet to between -75 and -80 degrees Fahrenheit.<\/p>\n<p>While this particular stowaway tragically lost his life, there have been instances where others survived similar attempts: one individual was found alive in an Algerian airline\u2019s undercarriage last year in Paris; another man hid successfully in a cargo plane\u2019s nose wheel arriving in Amsterdam from South Africa in 2022; and yet another rode concealed within American Airlines&#8217; landing gear during a flight from Guatemala to Miami in 2021 but required hospitalization upon arrival. Additionally, a 15-year-old boy managed to survive more than five hours hidden in a wheel well during a flight originating from San Jose back in 2014<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2384649,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/wheel.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[14922,47590,47591],"class_list":["post-2384648","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-boeing","tag-dead-body","tag-wheel-well"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/wheel.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2384648","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2384648"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2384648\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2384652,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2384648\/revisions\/2384652"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2384649"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2384648"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2384648"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2384648"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}