US EditionPolice arrest man at Tenerife trying to board plane with deceased wife
An 80-year-old man was detained after staff found his wife unresponsive during security screening; authorities are investigating her death and potential criminal liability.
- An around-80-year-old man at Tenerife South Airport attempted to board with his wife in a wheelchair but was stopped by security staff at the metal detector during departure screening.
- Security staff discovered the woman was unresponsive and unusually cold to the touch, and the husband told police she had died a few hours earlier, prompting an investigation.
- Staff followed protocol by halting boarding and summoning medical and security teams; a supervisor was alerted and on-site medical personnel were requested as security agents, the Civil Guard, and forensic teams arrived within minutes.
- Police detained the husband for questioning as part of standard procedure, and investigators said he cooperated while forensic specialists transferred the woman's body for examination and a court-appointed medical examiner will forward findings to a judge.
- It follows a similar EasyJet episode reported last month, keeping scrutiny on passenger fitness-to-fly checks, while airport operator Aena said the Tenerife incident relates to several months ago with no similar cases since.
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An 80-year-old man apparently wanted to fly home with his dead wife. The unusual incident has caused astonishment in Tenerife.
A strange incident occurred at the airport of Tenerife last year, which is only now coming to the public.
The man made it to security control: in the Canary Islands an 80-year-old wanted to take his lifeless wife on a plane. Apparently not the first case of this kind in Spain.
One employee noticed at the security check that the woman's hand in the wheelchair was already cold.
A tourist wanted his dead wife in a wheelchair through security control, as now became known. The police see no evidence of a crime – but questions remain open.
A tourist wanted his dead wife in a wheelchair through the security check, as now became known. The police see no evidence of a crime - but questions remain open.
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