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Stowaway found dead in American Airlines plane landing gear compartment at Charlotte airport

Headline from Fox5 Atlanta

Authorities are investigating after a maintenance crew found a deceased individual.

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  1. Delaware Public Media

    Stowaway found dead in landing gear of American Airlines flight in Charlotte (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    Police say maintenance workers discovered the body Sunday morning after the plane landed from Europe.

  2. BNO News

    Stowaway found dead in plane’s landing gear at North Carolina airport (opens BNO News)

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    BNO News's feed description

    A stowaway was found dead in the landing gear of an American Airlines plane at Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina, according to police. The discovery was made shortly after 9 a.m.

  3. Newsweek

    Stowaway Found Dead After Plane Lands in Charlotte (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Homicide detectives are investigating after the body of a stowaway was discovered.

  4. CBS News

    Stowaway found dead in landing gear of American Airlines plane at Charlotte airport (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Maintenance crews discovered the body shortly after 9 a.m. local time, and responding officers pronounced the individual deceased, police said.

  5. Fox5 Atlanta

    Stowaway found dead in American Airlines plane landing gear compartment at Charlotte airport (opens Fox5 Atlanta)

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    Fox5 Atlanta's feed description

    Authorities are investigating after a maintenance crew found a deceased individual.

  6. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Stowaway found dead in landing gear of American Airlines plane in Charlotte (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description

    A stowaway was found dead Sunday in the landing gear of an American Airlines flight that arrived in North Carolina from Europe, according to police.

  7. MyNorthwest

    Suspected stowaway is found dead in plane's landing gear at a North Carolina airport (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Airplane maintenance workers at a North Carolina airport found the body of a suspected stowaway in the landing gear compartment of an

  8. WSVN Miami

    Stowaway found dead in landing gear of American Airlines plane in Charlotte - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    (CNN) — Police in Charlotte, North Carolina, are investigating the death of a stowaway found Sunday morning inside the landing gear compartment of an American Airlines

  9. WMUR

    Stowaway Found Dead in American Airlines Plane (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    Police are investigating the death of a stowaway found in the landing gear of an American Airlines flight in Charlotte.

  10. New York Post

    Stowaway found dead in landing gear of American Airlines plane (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The unidentified body was found in the main landing gear compartment of the American Airlines plane that had recently arrived from Europe on Sunday, around 9 a.m., according to a statement from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police.

  11. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Stowaway found dead in landing gear of American Airlines plane in Charlotte | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    By Karina Tsui, Dianne Gallagher, CNN (CNN) — Police in Charlotte, North Carolina, are investigating the death of a stowaway found Sunday morning

  12. The Guardian

    Stowaway found dead after American Airlines flight to North Carolina (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Investigation to come after body was found by maintenance workers at Charlotte airport after flight arrived from Europe

  13. Forbes

    Authorities Are Investigating A Dead Body In The Landing Gear Of American Airlines Plane (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Investigators are looking into how a body ended up in the wheel well of an American Airlines plane that landed at Charlotte Douglas airport Sunday morning.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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