Body found in wheel well of Dutch plane

AMSTERDAM — Dutch border police say they have found a body in the wheel well of a KLM airplane at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport.

Spokesman Richard Haarman said the plane landed Thursday morning, and the incident was under investigation. He declined further immediate comment.

Local broadcaster AT5 reported that the plane had arrived from Norway on a small commercial flight.

In April, a 15-year-old Somali immigrant survived a 5 ½ hour flight from San Jose, California to Hawaii in the wheel well of a Boeing 767.

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