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Frozen body found in plane at Toronto airport
Canadian Press
TORONTO — The body of a man was found in an airplane's landing gear early Saturday at Pearson International Airport.
The body of Mariano Herrera-Ba was found frozen in a compartment above the rear landing mechanism of a Skyservice Airbus A320 airplane during a weekly maintenance check, police said.
Identification found on the body showed the man was an aircraft maintenance employee at the Dominican Republic airport in Punta Cana where the flight originated.
Herrera-Ba would have had access to the aircraft compartment where his body was discovered while performing regular maintenance duties for his job, said Const. Harry Tam of the Peel Regional Police.
"We'll continue the investigation to figure out whether he went in their intentionally, or accidentally was left in there when working,'' he said.
Maintenance crews found the frozen body at the Toronto airport around 12:30 a.m. Saturday.
The man, believed to be in his mid-30s, had been reported missing in his home country last Monday. The Skyservice plane had also made a stop at the Punta Cana airport on that day, police said.
Police said it was not clear how long the body had been in the aircraft, or where the plane had travelled in the five days since the man was reported missing.
"It's possible he was already in Canada once and was unable to get out,'' said Tam.
An autopsy was scheduled for Saturday afternoon to determine the time and cause of death.
Police said they do not suspect foul play.
"We're very sad for this incident, that's for sure,'' said Sheryn Posin, Skyservice spokeswoman.
"We feel for this person that was on the aircraft as well as the maintenance crew that did discover him.''
Skyservice operates a fleet of planes used by business customers, air ambulances and several of the largest tour operators in Canada, including Signature, Conquest and Sunquest.
Although the plane was being held by police during the investigation, Posin said she did not expect any flight delays.
Canadian Press
TORONTO — The body of a man was found in an airplane's landing gear early Saturday at Pearson International Airport.
The body of Mariano Herrera-Ba was found frozen in a compartment above the rear landing mechanism of a Skyservice Airbus A320 airplane during a weekly maintenance check, police said.
Identification found on the body showed the man was an aircraft maintenance employee at the Dominican Republic airport in Punta Cana where the flight originated.
Herrera-Ba would have had access to the aircraft compartment where his body was discovered while performing regular maintenance duties for his job, said Const. Harry Tam of the Peel Regional Police.
"We'll continue the investigation to figure out whether he went in their intentionally, or accidentally was left in there when working,'' he said.
Maintenance crews found the frozen body at the Toronto airport around 12:30 a.m. Saturday.
The man, believed to be in his mid-30s, had been reported missing in his home country last Monday. The Skyservice plane had also made a stop at the Punta Cana airport on that day, police said.
Police said it was not clear how long the body had been in the aircraft, or where the plane had travelled in the five days since the man was reported missing.
"It's possible he was already in Canada once and was unable to get out,'' said Tam.
An autopsy was scheduled for Saturday afternoon to determine the time and cause of death.
Police said they do not suspect foul play.
"We're very sad for this incident, that's for sure,'' said Sheryn Posin, Skyservice spokeswoman.
"We feel for this person that was on the aircraft as well as the maintenance crew that did discover him.''
Skyservice operates a fleet of planes used by business customers, air ambulances and several of the largest tour operators in Canada, including Signature, Conquest and Sunquest.
Although the plane was being held by police during the investigation, Posin said she did not expect any flight delays.
