Man found dead in plane's landing gear at Gatwick after suffering extreme cold

The body of an unidentified man was found in the wheel compartment of an Air Arabia plane at Gatwick after it arrived from Tangiers, Morocco on June 16

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 inques

A MYSTERY stowaway was found frozen to death in the landing gear of a plane at Gatwick, an inquest heard. The unnamed man was discovered in the wheel compartment of the Air Arabia plane from Morocco in June. Horsham Coroner's Court was told he suffered a fatal cardiac arrest, followed by hypoxia and hypothermia. West..

An unidentified man found in the wheel compartment of a plane that landed at Gatwick airport died after being in extremely cold conditions with a lack of oxygen, an inquest opening has heard.West Sussex Brighton and Hove Area Coroner Joseph Turner opened the inquest at the coroner’s court in Horsham on Tuesday for the