Wednesday, December 1, 2010

He Might Have Fallen From a Plane?!

So, I heard about an update to a story about a body that had been found in Milton. We now know is is the body of a missing man from NC. Well, now there is another update: instead of solely looking into the body being hit and run by a car, now, there is a possibility that he may have fallen from a plane!!! Here is the latest story...

http://www.myfoxboston.com/dpp/news/local/did-mangled-teen-fall-from-plane-20101123

When I first heard about this story, it was the first time the story broke. At that time, it was assumed that the body (not Identified yet) was hit and run by a car.

Then, when I was at 7News last week, I had learned that they had finally identified the body as that of the missing kid from North Carolina. The rumor around the newsroom was that he might have been a stow-a-way on a plane and fell off when the plane's landing gear came down. Now, Milton IS within the path of landing for planes entering Logan Airport, so, I guess something like this could be a possibility.

Apparently, they are looking into the possibility that he was a stow away in the plane and somehow fell out around the Milton area--which IS in the landing path to Logan Airport. I guess we will find out more in the next couple of weeks.

I mean, yeah, it's tricky because the fat that he was so mutilated and that he made it all the way to Milton in 3 hours says that he could have definitely fallen from a plane. On the other hand, why didn't he have his shirt shoes or ID? Maybe it could have come off during the fall but it seems like someone took them. It's really sad either way, but would be especially sad if someone did this to him and it wasn't the fall.

But, is it really possible for someone to just hop on a plane as a stow-a-way? I mean, no one saw this man enter the cargo area?

Not only is that my only question, but--how does the medical examiner NOT know if the trauma on the body was from falling from an extreme altitude? Is it really possible for the mans clothes to have fallen off during the fall? It is such a bizarre story that I think even if it is true, people are going to react this way because an event like this is indeed, bizarre and not really heard of.

Clearly, it seems there are many questions within this story. Either way, for the sake of the young man's family, I hope that they figure all the facts out and hope that the young man didn't suffer in any way.

Your thoughts on this bizarre case?!

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