The authors of the recording cannot believe it: behind the landing gear of an American Airlines flight from Guatemala, a man was found who traveled there and not in the passenger cabin, according to images recorded this Saturday at the airport. Miami International.
Border Protection and Customs (CBP) reported in a press release this Saturday afternoon that it
detained a 26-year-old man
, "who had attempted to evade detection in the landing gear compartment of an aircraft. from Guatemala ".
The authorities indicated that the subject was sent to a local hospital for a medical examination, after being evaluated by the airport emergency services.
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"People take extreme risk when trying to hide in a confined space like an aircraft. This incident is under investigation," CBP stated.
"Poor thing, he came from Guatemala. Thank God he arrived safely," said the person who recorded one of the videos sent to Noticias Telemundo, in which the young man is seen
sitting on the ground after staggering
, his face puckered and breathing heavily.
An image of the man found by Miami authorities on a flight from Guatemala Courtesy
"Do you want water? Bring him a glass of ice,"
says the person in the video, while the young man shook his head.
Reports indicate that the man came in a compartment of the American Airlines flight AA1182 that left the La Aurora International Airport of Guatemala City, towards Miami.
Local media Only in Dade published some of the images that show him being attended by airport officials.
Those who were present there wondered how it was possible that he survived, if in fact he made the entire flight in one of the outer compartments of the plane.
The plane, a Boeing 737-800, left the Guatemalan capital at 6:18 am and landed in Miami at 10:06 am.
