Dead woman found in O'Hare baggage machinery was from N.C.

Dead woman found entangled in baggage machinery at US airport

Questions swirled about a woman found dead at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport on Thursday morning after getting trapped in some machinery.The woman was found trapped in a conveyor belt in Terminal 5 — the international terminal — and died at the scene, according to the Chicago Fire Department.Sources said the woman, who was 57, was in an area at Terminal 5 that the public cannot access — but her presence there would not be considered a se…

Tragedy as dead woman found entangled in baggage machinery at Chicago airport

The woman was found unresponsive and pronounced dead on the scene. Detectives have opened an investigation, the office said.

Dead woman found in O'Hare baggage machinery was from N.C.

The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office identified the woman Friday as 57-year-old Virginia Christine Vinton, of Waxhaw, North Carolina.

Medical examiner reveals cause of death for woman found entangled in machinery at O’Hare

CHICAGO — The cause of death and identity of a woman who died after she became entangled in machinery at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport early Thursday morning. According to Chicago police, the woman was found unresponsive inside an unoccupied and restricted area at around 7:30 a.m. Woman who died in O'Hare machinery incident ID'd Chicago fire officials said the woman had apparently become entangled in a conveyor belt system that …

Authorities identify woman found dead in baggage conveyor belt at O’Hare

Officials have identified the 57-year-old woman who was found dead Thursday at Chicago O’Hare International Airport. The Cook County medical examiner’s office Friday identified the woman as Virginia Christine Vinton from Waxhaw, North Carolina. The death was ruled a suicide, with the cause of death being asphyxiation due to hanging, according to a spokesperson for the medical examiner’s office. Their investigation into the cause and manner of d…

Dead woman found entangled in O'Hare baggage area was from North Carolina, officials say

North Carolina woman dies after getting caught in luggage conveyer belt at Chicago O'Hare International Airport: Virginia Christine Vinton of Waxhaw