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JAMAICA: Two Dead Passengers Found in JetBlue Wheel Well at Fort Lauderdale Airport

07 January 2025
This content originally appeared on Antigua News Room.
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The Jamaica Observer– Two people were found dead in the wheel well of a JetBlue plane after it landed at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport Monday night, the airline has reported.

It is believed that the deceased are Jamaicans, though their identities have not been confirmed.

According to a report from CNN, the airline on Tuesday said the bodies were discovered during a post-flight maintenance inspection after it operated as Flight 1801 from John F Kennedy International Airport in New York.

The airline also stated that an investigation has been launched to ascertain the circumstances of how the now-deceased accessed the plane.

“The Broward County Medical Examiner’s Office will perform autopsies to determine the causes of death of both individuals,” Carey Codd, spokesperson for the Broward County Sheriff’s Office, is quoted saying.

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