Man's body found in wheel of South African Airways plane at Virginia's Dulles Airport

A man’s body has been discovered in the wheel well of a South African Airways plane parked at Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia.

The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority said the body of an adult male was found around 1.30pm Saturday by ground crew members assigned to the aircraft.

The Airbus A340 was sitting in a remote parking area at the time.

According to airport officials, the circumstances of the man's passing are under investigation. The body will be turned over to the Fairfax County Medical Examiner's Office for an autopsy.

SOURCE-DAILTM