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Stowaway survives multi-hour flight
The stowaway hid in the front landing gear area of the cargo plane. Photo: Harald Tittel/dpa/Symbolbild
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Again and once more people try to travel in the undercarriage of an airplane as stowaways. The attempts usually end fatally. This time a man was very lucky.
A stowaway survived a flight lasting several hours in the front landing gear area of a cargo plane.
Dutch authorities discovered the man at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol on Sunday, according to the Dutch police on Twitter. The man’s condition is good given the circumstances. He was taken to a hospital. The plane started in South Africa. No information was initially given regarding the nationality and the exact age of the man.
According to Dutch media reports, the Cargolux plane landed in Kenya. It was initially unclear where the man got into the undercarriage. He was hypothermic when he was found.
Again and once more people try to travel in the undercarriage of an airplane as stowaways. The attempts usually end fatally. Some fall to the ground, others die from hypothermia or lack of oxygen.
