Los Angeles, Dec 26
A person was found dead in the wheel well of a United Airlines plane after it landed at an airport in US Hawaii, according to the company and local news outlets.
"Upon arrival at Kahului airport in Maui on Tuesday, a body was found in the wheel well of one of the main landing gears on a United aircraft," the company said in a statement on Wednesday, adding that it is working with law enforcement authorities on the investigation.
The company said it is still not clear how or when the person accessed the wheel well, noting that the wheel well was only accessible from outside of the plane, news agency reported.
The body was reportedly discovered on a Boeing 787-10 aircraft departed from Chicago's O'Hare airport. It was in one of the compartments that houses the airplane's landing gear when United Flight 202 from Chicago O'Hare International Airport.
The Maui Police Department is currently conducting an active investigation regarding the deceased individual discovered, reported local news outlet Hawaii News Now.