'Child stowaway' found dead in plane's undercarriage in Paris
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'Child stowaway' found dead in plane's undercarriage in Paris

 An Air France Boeing 777 at Charles de Gaulle Airport - June 2019

 

 


 Image copyrightAFPImage captionAir France said an investigation was under way
The body of a child aged about 10 has been found in the undercarriage of a plane that had arrived in Paris from Abidjan, sources close to the investigation have told French media.
Air France confirmed that "the lifeless body of a stowaway" was discovered at Charles de Gaulle Airport early in the morning.
The body was found in the well of the landing gear of the aircraft that flew in from Ivory Coast, it said.
An investigation is under way.
"The airline expresses their condolences and deplores this human tragedy," Air France said in a tweet, without specifying the age of person found.
The National Gendarmerie confirmed to the BBC that the body discovered at 06:40 local time (05:40 GMT) was of "African origin".
The Air France Boeing 777 had taken off from Abidjan, Ivory Coast's main city, on Tuesday evening.
An Ivorian security source told the AFP news agency: "Aside from the human drama, this shows a major failing of security at Abidjan airport."


Vocabulary
1.    Stowaway
verb
1.    pack or store (an object) carefully and neatly in a particular place.
2.    Undercarriage
noun
a wheeled structure beneath an aircraft, typically retracted when not in use, that receives the impact on landing and supports the aircraft on the ground.
3.    Condolences
noun
plural noun: condolences
an expression of sympathy, especially on the occasion of a death.

4.    Deplores
verb
feel or express strong disapproval of (something).

5.    Gear
noun
one of a set of toothed wheels that work together to alter the relation between the speed of a driving mechanism (such as the engine of a vehicle or the crank of a bicycle) and the speed of the d

Discussions

1.     What was the estimated age of a child who died in a plane?

2.    What was the ethnicity of the boy?

3.    How many people were boarding on the plane?

4.    What can you say about the security source in Abidjan?

5.    Have you ever heard any other tragic event that happened on the plane?