Stowaway found frozen to death in plane landing gear at Gatwick Airport

Sam Corbishley | Senior News Reporter Published August 25, 2026 11:57am Updated August 25, 2026 11:57am The unidentified man was found concealed in the landing gear of the Air Arabia plane (Picture: Getty) A mystery stowaway was found frozen to death inside the wheel compartment of a plane at Gatwick Airport, an inquest has heard. The unidentified man was found concealed in the landing gear of the Air Arabia plane that had arrived from Morocco, in June. A post-mortem examination found the cause of death to be cardiac arrest, followed by hypoxia and hypothermia. West Sussex Brighton and Hove Area Coroner Joseph Turner noted that conditions inside the wheel compartment would have been extremely cold. He added there would have been a lack of oxygen, as he formally opened the inquest on the ba