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Body found on jetliner from China to United States

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Friday, July 20, 2007

A United Airlines Boeing 747 at a gate in Denver.
Image: L. Chang.

A body was found in the nose gear of a United Airlines 747 jet from Shanghai, China, which arrived in San Francisco at 7:42 a.m. (PST).

According to San Mateo County Coroner Robert Foucrault, the man appeared to be Chinese and in his 50s, and had sustained several injuries prior to his death. Foucrault says that the man could have died from lack of oxygen, hypothermia, or being crushed by the landing gear.

The man, currently unidentified, entered the plane's wheel well, and attempted to stowaway, making him the 65th similar stowaway attempt, and the 59th death resulting from the attempts, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

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  • Associated Press. Body found in nose gear of United Airlines plane from China — International Herald Tribune, July 19, 2007
  • Matthew B. Stannard. Body found in nose of United Airlines plane at SFO — San Francisco Chronicle, July 19, 2007


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