MIAMI (CBSMiami) – A 26-year-old man was taken into custody at Miami International Airport on Saturday morning after officials said he had intercepted a ride inside the landing gear compartment of the plane.
Officials said the unidentified man was on American Airlines Flight 1182 with service from Guatemala to Miami.
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US Customs and Border Protection officials apprehended the man upon the flight’s arrival.
A video of the man at the airfield appeared on the OnlyIndeed Twitter account:
This man reached MIA in the landing gear of the plane from the flight to Guatemala. The flight was about two hours and thirty minutes and the witness says there was no damage to it. #ONLYinDADE pic.twitter.com/qMPP5jjDvb
— Only in Dad (@ONLYinDADE) November 27, 2021
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Officials said the person was assessed by emergency medical services and taken to a hospital for medical evaluation.
“When people try to hide themselves in confined spaces, such as a plane, they are taking an extreme risk,” officials warned.
This is not the first time someone has tried to board a plane. Back in 2019, a man hid in the belly of a Swift Airlines plane flying from Havana to Miami. He was taken into custody after he was seen carrying the goods.
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Saturday’s incident is being investigated.
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