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Josh Salisbury

Body found in wheel well of United Airline plane after landing in Hawaii

Stock image of United Airlines flight - (AP)

Police discovered a dead body hidden inside the wheel well of a United Airlines plane after it landed in Hawaii on Christmas Eve.

The discovery was made when the plane landed in Maui on Tuesday.

The body was found in the wheel well of one of the main landing gears on flight 202, which arrived at Kahului Airport from Chicago, United Airlines said in a statement.

The airline said the wheel well of the Boeing 787-10 was only accessible from the outside of the aircraft, and that it was unclear how or when the person accessed it.

The Maui Police Department said it was "actively investigating" the discovery of the dead body.

Neither United nor the Maui Police Department shared further information.

A spokesperson for Kahului airport did not immediately give any further information.

A Maui Police Department spokesperson told Hawaii News Now that it was conducting an investigation "regarding a deceased individual discovered on an incoming flight from the mainland this afternoon.

“At this time, no further details are available".

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