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Stowaway’s body parts rain down.
Posted By:
David B.
Jun 08, 2005
 Interesting news item...

http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/317027p-271169c.html

My first thought was, "Someone ought to tell those budget airlines they've gone to far!"

But then I realized, this guy's just invented his own exclusive club!

The Mile Apart Club!

Category: Death, News-Story; Replies: 5

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Captain Al
in Alberta, Canada
 Member
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2005 | 04:58 PM
Is this urban legend? If it's true, it must have been a person who did not know there is no room in the wheel well once they were retracted. They would also have to not know about the -40 deg temperature and the danger of asphyxiation at cruising altitude.
David B.
Member
Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2005 | 02:30 AM
I'm sure I heard numerous UL horror stories of people hiding in airplane wheel-wells and being frozen, crushed, asphyxiated, etc.

Perhaps this is a case of a UL not being spread far enough; it really seems that someone has done this. Type 'stowaway' into google-news and there is a hell of a lot of 'reputable' journalism on this story.

If it's a hoax, it deserves to be in this site's top 100! LOL
Accipiter
in the Northern Hemisphere, unless They have lied.
 Member
Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2005 | 03:54 AM
I think saw something about this on CNN, too, although the story's link on their homepage vanished before I could get to it.
David B.
Member
Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2005 | 04:15 AM
It's at

http://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/06/08/plane.body.ap/

excaim
Maegan
in Tampa, FL - USA
 Member
Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2005 | 07:41 AM
From what I understand, this particular case is real.
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