SEC=UGA Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 STORY HIGHLIGHTS Flight left New York's John F. Kennedy airport Saturday afternoon Police believe man froze to death, suffered shortage of oxygen Dead man had no passport or personal belongings RELATED TOPICS Boeing 777 John F. Kennedy International Airport Delta Air Lines Inc. Tokyo, Japan (CNN) -- A body was found in the landing gear bay of an airplane that arrived at Tokyo's Narita Airport Sunday, the airport announced. The dead man was not carrying a passport or personal belongings, airport police said. The man was of dark complexion and dressed in blue jeans and a red and dark blue long-sleeved shirt, police told CNN. Police said he possibly froze to death and suffered a shortage of oxygen at high altitude, but did not provide a definite cause of death pending an autopsy. A mechanic found the body in the landing gear bay, which was impossible to enter from the cabin, the airport said. The Boeing 777, Delta Flight 59, which departed New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport at 12:53 p.m. ET Saturday arrived at Narita at 4:46 p.m. local time Sunday, the airport said. "Delta is fully co-operating with the Japanese authorities, and there is (an) on-going investigation which is being led by the Japanese authorities. The airline has not issued an official statement at this time," a Delta representative told CNN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 Weird stuff. There needs to be an investigation here, obviously, as well as Japan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABearWithFurniture Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 "Delta is ready when you are" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 "Delta is ready when you are" Some of us have little or no choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Delicious_bass Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 This happens quite a bit actually, probably a couple times a year. I lost a good friend to it years ago R.I.P Pinball Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 I lost a good friend to it years ago R.I.P Pinball You're Nicolas Cage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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