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Two people found dead in Jetblue plane landing gear in Florida | |
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JetBlue said the incident was "heartbreaking" | JetBlue said the incident was "heartbreaking" |
The bodies of two people were found in a landing gear compartment of a JetBlue plane at the Fort Lauderdale airport in Florida, according to the company. | The bodies of two people were found in a landing gear compartment of a JetBlue plane at the Fort Lauderdale airport in Florida, according to the company. |
The two deceased people were found during a routine inspection on Monday night after the plane landed, JetBlue said. | The two deceased people were found during a routine inspection on Monday night after the plane landed, JetBlue said. |
"The circumstances surrounding how they accessed the aircraft remain under investigation," the company said in a statement. | "The circumstances surrounding how they accessed the aircraft remain under investigation," the company said in a statement. |
"This is a heartbreaking situation, and we are committed to working closely with authorities to support their efforts to understand how this occurred." | "This is a heartbreaking situation, and we are committed to working closely with authorities to support their efforts to understand how this occurred." |
The Airbus flight came in from New York's John F Kennedy International Airport, departing at about 20:00 local time (01:00 GMT) on Monday and landing at about 23:00. | The Airbus flight came in from New York's John F Kennedy International Airport, departing at about 20:00 local time (01:00 GMT) on Monday and landing at about 23:00. |
Local police are investigating how the two people accessed the plane, while a medical examiner's office is performing autopsies to determine their causes of death, according to the BBC's US partner CBS News. | Local police are investigating how the two people accessed the plane, while a medical examiner's office is performing autopsies to determine their causes of death, according to the BBC's US partner CBS News. |
The incident comes just two weeks after a body was found in the landing gear compartment of a United Airlines plane, which landed in Hawaii on Christmas Eve. Officials have not shared how the person got into the landing gear compartment or what the cause of death was. | The incident comes just two weeks after a body was found in the landing gear compartment of a United Airlines plane, which landed in Hawaii on Christmas Eve. Officials have not shared how the person got into the landing gear compartment or what the cause of death was. |
The landing gear compartment of a plane is a dangerous place, exposing stowaways to extremely cold temperatures and a lack of oxygen. Those inside the compartment can also be crushed by landing gear when it is withdrawn back into the airplane. | The landing gear compartment of a plane is a dangerous place, exposing stowaways to extremely cold temperatures and a lack of oxygen. Those inside the compartment can also be crushed by landing gear when it is withdrawn back into the airplane. |
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