BODY OF AIRPLANE STOWAWAY FOUND IN LONDON GARDEN

A body was found in the garden of a residential home in London’s Clapham neighborhood. Investigators believe the man fell out of an airplane. It’s believed the man was a stowaway on a Kenya Airways flight arriving at Heathrow Airport on Sunday. He was likely hiding out in a landing gear compartment of the plane and fell out when the plane deployed its landing gear. This would not be the first time somebody has tried the stunt. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has recorded 113 such attempts just in the United States. Of these 113 people, 86 died. Wheel well stowaways face considerable danger. The landing gear retracts into the wheel wells, potentially crushing the stowaway. During flight at altitudes above approximately 8,000 feet, they become subject to hypothermia and reduced oxygen. Stowaways may also develop decompression sickness and nitrogen gas embolism. Temperatures also may drop as low as minus 81 °F.
* Oh – so forget about all that other stuff. You’re gonna freeze.
* It’s a rough trip, but at least you have leg room.
* Another advantage – no crying babies.
* I guess you live long enough to be able to think: “This was a big mistake.”
* What’s worse – having a dead stowaway from an airplane drop onto your property, or those huge blue frozen chunks of airplane toilet discharge? Let’s open the phones.