The body of a man has been found at the wheel of a jetliner flying from Gambia to the UK

TUI flight

a leg dead He is found in the cabin Airplane wheels who was traveling from Gambia a BritainGambian authorities said this week.

the body Unidentified A man was found on a plane operated by him TUI Airlines, Airline charter Briton who traveled from the Gambian capital, Banjulto London Airport GatwickHe said Ebrima C. we will die, Gambian government spokesperson, in a statement on Tuesday.

The flight was on December 5 and the Gambian government received information about the incident this week from Sussex City Police Sankare said from England.

According to the information, the deceased man He was found inside the wheel well of the plane with no identification documents proving his name, age, nationality or flight itinerary. So it is not clear at this time who he is.”

The Gambian authorities are cooperating with the British police and the body has been transferred to a morgue DNA test The statement stated that an investigation is underway.

Stowaways on planes and ships from Africa a Europe They’ve happened before.

In 2015, the Dutch authorities discovered a dead body in the landing gear of a plane arriving from Africa at the airport. Schiphol From Amsterdam. In November, three stowaways were found at the helm of a ship in Canary Islands After an 11-day cruise from… Nigeria.

“This unfortunate incident, while rare, indicates how desperate some people are to take such a perilous route of migration,” he said. Reza LiamouriPrincipal Investigator Policy Center for the New SouthIt is an organization headquartered in Morocco, West, sunset Focus on the economy. and politics.

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“This will not stop some West Africans from making risky attempts to reach Europe and unfortunately we will continue to see people die in The Mediterranean Sea And he said, “And the desert of the coast.”

(with information from the AP)

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