Man Found Dead in Air Arabia Plane at Gatwick Airport
An inquest has commenced regarding the death of an unidentified man discovered in the wheel compartment of an Air Arabia aircraft at Gatwick Airport. The body was found by a ground engineer on June 16, shortly after the plane arrived from Tangier, Morocco.
Coroner Joseph Turner, serving the West Sussex, Brighton and Hove area, stated that the man was dead at the scene, with a post-mortem examination indicating that he died from cardiac arrest, hypoxia, and hypothermia. Turner noted that conditions in the wheel compartment would have been extremely cold with dangerously low oxygen levels during the flight, leading him to believe the death was "unnatural." A spokesperson for Gatwick Airport confirmed that emergency services attended the incident shortly after 11:30 BST on June 16.
The inquest has been adjourned and is not expected to resume until February 24, 2027. No further details about the deceased's identity or nationality were provided during the hearing.
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