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Body found in BA jet landing gear | Body found in BA jet landing gear |
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The body of a suspected stowaway has been found in the landing gear of a British Airways plane in Los Angeles. | |
A pilot discovered the corpse as he was checking the aircraft two hours before it was due to fly to London Heathrow. | A pilot discovered the corpse as he was checking the aircraft two hours before it was due to fly to London Heathrow. |
The victim has not been named but a spokesman for the FBI said he was a young black male. | |
A BA spokesman said: "We will co-operate fully with the police and do whatever they request of us." | A BA spokesman said: "We will co-operate fully with the police and do whatever they request of us." |
BA flight 282 had arrived in Los Angeles International Airport from London on Sunday afternoon an hour before the discovery was made. | BA flight 282 had arrived in Los Angeles International Airport from London on Sunday afternoon an hour before the discovery was made. |
'Unidentified body' | |
The body was found in the front right gear bay of the 747. | |
Airport spokeswoman Nancy Castles said: "One of the pilots was conducting a pre-flight walk-around check of the aircraft and the pilot discovered an unidentified body in the wheel well." | Airport spokeswoman Nancy Castles said: "One of the pilots was conducting a pre-flight walk-around check of the aircraft and the pilot discovered an unidentified body in the wheel well." |
Investigators from the FBI and Los Angeles Police Department are now trying to establish whether the man boarded the plane in London, Los Angeles or at an earlier departure point. | |
FBI spokesman Kenneth E. Smith said a report from LA county coroner's office into the man's death would take around a week to complete. | |
Mr Smith added: "He is believed to have been a stowaway. | |
"We don't believe there is a terrorism nexus, nor do we suspect that there was any foul play." | |
In a similar case, the body of a young African man was found in the gear bay of a Delta plane that landed in Atlanta, Georgia, US, from Dakar, Senegal. | In a similar case, the body of a young African man was found in the gear bay of a Delta plane that landed in Atlanta, Georgia, US, from Dakar, Senegal. |