Dead man present in wheel of jet flown from Gambia to England

A man has been discovered useless within the undercarriage of a aircraft at one of many world’s busiest airports. The aircraft had flown in to London’s Gatwick Airport from Gambia in Africa on a Tui flight.

Serrekunda,UPDATED: Dec 22, 2022 12:58 IST

The man’s physique was discovered to have been stowed away within the undercarriage of a aircraft (Photo: Representative | File)

By Associated Press: A useless man was discovered within the wheelbay of an airplane that flew from Gambia to Britain, Gambian authorities mentioned this week.

The unidentified physique of a black male was discovered on a jet operated by Tui Airways — a British constitution airline — that had flown from Gambia’s capital of Banjul to London’s Gatwick airport, Ebrima G Sankareh, Gambia’s authorities spokesman, mentioned in a press release Tuesday.

The flight was on December 5 and Gambia’s authorities acquired details about the incident this week from England’s Sussex Metropolitan Police, mentioned Sankareh.

“According to the information, the deceased black male was found within the wheel bay of the aircraft without identification documents to establish his name, age, nationality or travel itinerary. It is, therefore, not clear at this stage who he is,” he mentioned.

Gambian authorities are collaborating with British police and the physique has been taken to a morgue for DNA testing and an investigation is underway, in keeping with the assertion.

Stowaways on planes and ships from Africa to Europe have occurred earlier than.

In 2015, Dutch authorities found a physique within the touchdown gear of a aircraft from Africa in Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport. In November, three stowaways have been discovered on a ship’s rudder within the Canary Islands after an 11-day ocean voyage from Nigeria.

“This unfortunate incident, while rare, indicates how desperate some people are to the point of taking such a risky way to migrate,” mentioned Rida Lyammouri, senior fellow on the Policy Center for the New South, a Moroccan-based group targeted on economics and coverage.

“This will not deter some West Africans from making risky attempts to reach Europe, and unfortunately we will continue to see people die in the Mediterranean and the Sahel desert,” he mentioned.

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Dec 22, 2022