Status: 07.01.2024, 17:11 PM
By: Carmen Mörwald
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On New Year's Day, a man was discovered unconscious in a train engine. Despite resuscitation efforts, he died of his injuries.
Salt Lake City – Airports are generally considered to be particularly safe, but dangerous incidents do occur there from time to time – such as the recent one at Zurich Airport. There was also an incident at the beginning of 2024: According to police reports, a 30-year-old man climbed into an airplane engine at the airport of Salt Lake City in the US state of Utah on New Year's Day and died. He had entered the tarmac through the emergency exit.
Climbed into spinning airplane engine: Man dies at airport in the USA
According to officials from the Salt Lake City Police Department (SLCPD), the man had a ticket for a flight to Denver. Just recently, there was an incident on another flight to Denver.
The investigation began on Monday night (1 January) when an airport employee reported a malfunction caused by a passenger on the secured side of the terminal. Police began searching for the man. And on one of the runways, he found his personal belongings, including clothes and shoes.
The search lasted just 15 minutes when SLCPD police officers discovered the man unconscious in a spinning aircraft engine. The aircraft was de-iced at the time of the accident.
After the pilots were asked to shut down the engine, the rescuers pulled the man out of the fairing and began resuscitation measures. Unfortunately in vain, because the 30-year-old succumbed to his injuries at the scene of the accident.
Mysterious incident at U.S. airport keeps police busy – why did man get into an engine?
Why the man climbed into the plane's engine cannot yet be answered. Likewise, the exact cause of death as well as the nature of the injuries are unknown (as of January 7). In order to clarify the open questions, an autopsy and a toxicological examination are performed. No further information is expected to be released until the investigations are completed, the SLCPD said. Meanwhile, the incident had no impact on the overall operation of the airport.
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In the USA, a man climbed into an airplane engine and was fatally injured. (Symbolic image) © dpa
Most recently, an incident at an airport in Japan caused a stir: In the plane collision in Tokyo, five passengers died in one of the aircraft involved, only the pilot survived. The passengers and crew members of the passenger plane involved in the crash were able to leave the burning aircraft unharmed. (cln)