Man found dead in wheel arch of plane suffered cardiac arrest in 'extreme cold'

NewsUK NewsTravelAn inquest has opened into the man's deathHusna Anjum Senior Live News Reporter and Anahita Hossein-Pour (Press Association)13:52, 25 Aug 2026The unknown man was found in an Air Arabia plane that had arrived from Morocco(Image: NurPhoto via Getty Images)An unknown man found dead in the wheel arch of a plane died from cardiac arrest, an inquest heard. The opening of the inquest heard he was in "extremely cold" conditions with a "lack of oxygen" leading to an "unnatural death".West Sussex Brighton and Hove Area Coroner Joseph Turner opened the inquest at the coroner’s court in Horsham on Tuesday (August 25). The unknown person died on June 16.A statement from coroner’s officer Alex Jones read in court said the unknown man was found within the landing gear compartment of an A