Man's body found in the undercarriage of a plane that flew from Gambia to Britain
21 December 2022, 15:40 | Updated: 21 December 2022, 16:18
A man's body has been found in the undercarriage of a plane that flew from Gambia to Britain.
Sussex Police said the discovery was made at Gatwick Airport around 4am on December 7.
The body of a man was found on the plane operated by TUI Airways, a British chartered airline.
The plane had flown from Gambia's capital of Banjul to London's Gatwick Airport, Gambia's government spokesperson said in a statement on Tuesday.
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The force said in a statement: "Police were called after the body of a man was found in the undercarriage of an aircraft at Gatwick Airport, arriving from Gambia, at about 4am on December 7.
"Officers are investigating and a report will be prepared for HM Coroner."
An average flight from Gambia to Britain takes an average of 6 hours.
Tui said it would not comment as the incident was a police matter.
