Stowaways found dead in JetBlue landing gear identified as teens
- Two bodies were discovered in a JetBlue plane's landing gear on January 6 at Fort Lauderdale Airport after arriving from New York.
- Stowaways attempting to travel in unpressurized areas of aircraft face dangers like hypothermia and being crushed by plane mechanisms.
- The routine post-flight maintenance inspection revealed the bodies following the aircraft's arrival from New York around 11 p.m.
- JetBlue stated, "This is a heartbreaking situation, and we are committed to working closely with authorities to support their efforts to understand how this occurred."
- Authorities identified the deceased as Jeik Lusi, 18, and Elvis Castillo, 16, both from the Dominican Republic, using DNA testing.
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Stowaways found dead in JetBlue landing gear identified as teens
(KTLA) — Two stowaways found dead in the landing gear compartment of a JetBlue plane earlier this year have been identified as teenagers, according to multiple reports. The teens were discovered on Jan. 6 during a routine post-flight maintenance inspection, after flight 1801, which departed from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport at 7:49 p.m., landed at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport just after 11 p.m. Accor…
2 teens found dead in JetBlue landing gear ID'd months later with 'extensive DNA testing'
Florida investigators identified a pair of teenagers whose bodies were found in an airliner's landing gear after a New York City-to-Fort Lauderdale flight back in January, officials said on Tuesday.
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