Two Stowaways Die After Hiding In NY-Bound Plane's Landing Gear During Takeoff in Ecuador
Wednesday, 28 February 2018 () Airport personnel spotted three objects falling from a plane that was departing Ecuador for New York on Monday, watching them fall almost 1,000 feet just after takeoff, according to The Washington Post. After staff rushed to the area out of fear that Latam Airlines Flight XL1438 had lost essential parts of its landing gear before leaving the port city of Guayaquil, but instead they found two teenagers. One was already dead from the intense fall while the other was badly injured but still alive. The second teen died shortly after, local media outlets reported. The third item found on the runway was a suitcase with clothes for the two teenagers and around $20 inside. Security video showed that...
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Wednesday, 28 February 2018 ()
Airport personnel spotted three objects falling from a plane that was departing Ecuador for New York on Monday, watching them fall almost 1,000 feet just after takeoff, according to The Washington Post. After staff rushed to the area out of fear that Latam Airlines Flight XL1438 had lost essential parts of its landing gear before leaving the port city of Guayaquil, but instead they found two teenagers. One was already dead from the intense fall while the other was badly injured but still alive. The second teen died shortly after, local media outlets reported. The third item found on the runway was a suitcase with clothes for the two teenagers and around $20 inside. Security video showed that...
