Lagos, April 18,2023 \u2013 A dead stowaway believed to be a Nigerian was found dead in the wheel well of a KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 777 plane.<\/p>\n
The Dutch aircraft, registered PH-BQM, flew from Nigeria\u2019s commercial hub, Lagos, according to Belgium\u2019s Aviation24<\/p>\n
Confirming the incident, the Royal Dutch Marechaussee noted that stowaways survive sometimes, but do not in most cases.<\/p>\n
The Royal Marechaussee is the national force of the Netherlands, performing military and civilian police duties.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis morning, a deceased stowaway was discovered in the wheel well of a KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 777 (registered PH-BQM).<\/p>\n
\u201cThe aircraft originated from Lagos, Nigeria. It\u2019s currently unknown how and when the man was able to climb into the aircraft; an investigation has been launched.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe extra passenger is believed to have died from hypothermia. Occasionally, stowaways are discovered in wheel wells of aircraft.<\/p>\n
\u201cSometimes they survive, but most of the time it goes wrong given the sharp drop in temperature.<\/p>\n
On longer flights, temperatures can go down to minus fifty degrees, impossible to survive,\u201d a spokesperson of the Royal Dutch Marechaussee explained.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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