Law Enforcement Descends on Airport After Two Dead Bodies Are Found in JetBlue Plane’s Landing Gear
On Monday night,two deceased individuals were discovered in the wheel well of a JetBlue airways plane at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. The plane had arrived from John F.Kennedy International Airport in New York after its journey included a stop in Kingston, Jamaica. JetBlue expressed their sorrow over the incident, noting that the circumstances of how the individuals accessed the aircraft are still under investigation. Both victims are reportedly male, and while there are unconfirmed reports suggesting they were Jamaican nationals, official identification has yet to be made.
The Broward County Medical examiner’s Office will conduct autopsies to determine the causes of death. This incident raises concerns about security at airports,as it reflects a growing trend of stowaways accessing planes,posing potential risks to aviation safety. Experts highlight the dangers of such trespassing, especially as it could involve individuals wiht malicious intentions. The situation underscores the desperate measures some might take to escape their circumstances, as commented on by a passenger who found it surprising that someone could survive in such conditions.
The bodies of two dead people were found Monday night at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport overnight.
The corpses were found in the wheel well of a JetBlue Airways plane, according to CBS.
The discovery came after a routine inspection of the plane. On Monday, the plane flew to Florida from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York.
“The circumstances surrounding how they accessed the aircraft remain under investigation,” JetBlue said.
“This is a heartbreaking situation, and we are committed to working closely with authorities to support their efforts to understand how this occurred.”
There was no clear indication of when the two individuals entered the wheel well.
According to the Transportation Security Administration, the plane flew from Kingston, Jamaica, to JFK, made a round trip from JFK to Salt Lake City, Utah, and then made the trip to Florida.
The plane spent Sunday night in Jamaica.
CBS correspondent Kris Van Cleave said, pilots are supposed to visually inspect a plane before each flight and examining the wheel wells is part of that inspection.
CBS said that the Jamaica Observer reported that the two victims were Jamaican, but no official confirmation of that has been made.
“The individuals who [are] deceased are both males. Beyond that, their identities at this time are unknown,” said Carey Codd, a representative of the Broward County Sheriff’s Office, according to CNN.
“The Broward County Medical Examiner’s Office will perform autopsies to determine the causes of death of both individuals,” Codd said.
Former Department of Transportation Inspector General Mary Schiavo said, a spate of recent stowaways on planes is a concern.
“This keeps happening. People are getting onto the airport property and getting into an aircraft, and it poses a huge security danger for the aircraft,” she said.
“These people were apparently just trying to get some place, but it could have easily been someone attempting to attack aviation,” she said.
“I don’t know how airplanes work, but it’s surprising to me that a body could stay in a wheel well for that long,” JetBlue passenger Sarah Schaefer said, according to WPLG.
“I wouldn’t think that I would be able to survive any kind of air travel, knowing how high planes go, how cold it is up there. Maybe people are really desperate to get out of bad situations — that would be my guess,” she said.
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