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A stowaway was found alive in a plane wheel in Amsterdam after flying more than 11 hours

Headline from Press of Atlantic City

The man had been hiding for more than 11 hours since the plan departed from Johannesburg, South Africa, according to a spokesperson at Schiphol airport and police.

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  1. KTVZ Bend

    A stowaway was found alive aboard a plane wheel in Amsterdam after flying more than 11 hours (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Aliza Kassim Khalidi and Alaa Elassar, CNN Dutch authorities discovered a stowaway hiding in the nose wheel of a cargo plane when it landed at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport Sunday morning. The man had been hiding for more than 11 hours since the plan departed from Johannesburg, South Africa, accor…

  2. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Stowaway survives in nose wheel of freight flight from Africa (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    AMSTERDAM -- A stowaway was discovered in the wheel section under the front of a Cargolux freight plane that arrived at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport from Africa on Sunday, Dutch military

  3. Deutsche Welle

    Stowaway survives flight from South Africa to Amsterdam | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The unidentified man was found alive in the nose wheel section of the cargo plane when it landed in Amsterdam, Dutch authorities said. He is believed to have slipped aboard before the flight left Johannesburg.

  4. Press of Atlantic City

    A stowaway was found alive in a plane wheel in Amsterdam after flying more than 11 hours (opens Press of Atlantic City)

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    Press of Atlantic City's feed description

    The man had been hiding for more than 11 hours since the plan departed from Johannesburg, South Africa, according to a spokesperson at Schiphol airport and police.

  5. NBC New York

    Stowaway Survives 11-Hour Flight to Amsterdam in Wheel Section of Cargo Plane (opens NBC New York)

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    “This is definitely very unusual that someone was able to survive the cold at such a height,” a spokesperson for the Dutch military police said.

  6. New York Times

    Stowaway Survives Flight to Amsterdam in the Wheel Bay of a Cargo Plane (opens New York Times)

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    The police are investigating how the man got onto the flight from Johannesburg via Nairobi.

  7. Fox News

    Stowaway flew in cargo plane's wheel well for 11 hours, landed safe in Amsterdam (opens Fox News)

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    Military police in Amsterdam arrested the man, but reported he has applied for asylum.

  8. The Daily Caller

    ‘Very, Very Unusual’: Man Survives 11-Hour Flight Hiding In Wheel Section (opens The Daily Caller)

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    A stowaway was found alive in the wheel section of an airplane Sunday morning after an 11-hour journey, Dutch authorities said.

  9. CBS News

    Stowaway in nose wheel of plane survives flight from Africa to Amsterdam: "It is quite remarkable that the man is still alive" (opens CBS News)

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    "This is definitely very unusual that someone was able to survive the cold at such a height — very, very unusual," police said.

  10. NBC News

    Stowaway survives 11-hour flight in wheel section of cargo plane (opens NBC News)

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    A man found hiding in the wheel section of a cargo plane at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport on Sunday survived an 11-hour flight from South Africa, officials said.

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