A yet-to-be-identified woman has died at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport after she became trapped in machinery in the baggage claim area.
The unresponsive woman was found early Thursday morning, 8 August 2024 trapped under a conveyor belt, the Chicago Fire Department told CBS Chicago.
She was found in the baggage claim area of Terminal 5, which houses several international air carriers, just before 8 a.m.
Police sources told the outlet that the woman was in her 40s.
It was not immediately clear if the woman was a traveller or an airport employee.
She was pronounced dead at the scene, according to NBC Chicago.
Police have not released any additional details.
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