Body found in wheel well of United Airlines Christmas Eve flight from Chicago to Maui

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A tragic discovery was made on a flight from Chicago to Maui on Christmas Eve.

A spokesperson for United Airlines confirmed to Fox News Digital that upon arrival at Kahului Airport in Maui on Tuesday, a body was found in the wheel well of one of the main landing gears on a United aircraft. 

Flight 202 departed O’Hare Airport at 9:30 a.m. on Dec 24 and landed at Maui’s Kahului Airport at 2:12 p.m. local time, according to United Airlines’ website. 

The airline spokesperson said that the wheel well was only accessible from outside the aircraft. 

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A body was found in the wheel well of a United flight from Chicago to Maui on Christmas Eve. (iStock)

The plane was a Boeing 787-10.

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The person that was found dead in the plane’s wheel well has not yet been identified. (PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP via Getty Images)

“At this time, it is not clear how or when the person accessed the wheel well,” the spokesperson said.

The airline added that it is working with law enforcement authorities on the investigation.

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United said it’s working with investigators to figure out how the person ended up in the wheel well.  (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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The person that was found dead has not yet been identified.