A body was found in the landing gear compartment of a United Airlines flight upon its arrival at Kahloui Airport from Chicago O’Hare International Airport on Tuesday afternoon.

The airline reported that the body was located in a compartment accessible only from outside the aircraft, and no additional information about the deceased has been released.

The circumstances surrounding how and when the individual accessed the compartment remain unclear.

The airline is cooperating with authorities in the ongoing investigation, while the Federal Aviation Administration has yet to issue a statement on the incident.

Aircraft cargo holds and unpressurized wheelhouses can experience extreme temperatures between minus 50 and minus 60 degrees Celsius, along with low oxygen levels.

Consequently, the survival rate for stowaways is typically low, though some have managed to endure the dangerous conditions.

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This incident is not unprecedented; last year, a man was found alive in the undercarriage of an Algerian aircraft in Paris.

Additionally, in January 2022, a stowaway was discovered alive in the wheel section of a cargo plane arriving in Amsterdam from Africa.