SEPANG, Aug 27 — An unidentified corpse has been found inside the wheel well of an aircraft at Kuala Lumpur International Airport Terminal 2 here this morning.
An engineer discovered the body at about 6.55am while opening the wheel well of the aircraft that had arrived from Tokyo, Japan, at 6.30am.
Bernama understands the staffer noticed a foul smell before opening the compartment and discovering the remains, and alerted KLIA Terminal 2 police.
Meanwhile, KLIA police chief ACP M. Ravi said that they received a report about the body's discovery from the airport operations control centre at 7am today.
A check of the aircraft's right wheel well led to the discovery of a man lying face down and deceased.
"An examination of the body revealed no identification documents, and the corpse was in a decomposed state," he said in a statement.
Based on physical size, investigators estimated the deceased was between 17 and 25 years old. The victim was wearing a white hoodie with a dragon graphic on the back and the word 'Oakley' on the front.
"The deceased was wearing light blue jeans, a brown leather belt, socks, and black sports shoes.
"There were no physical injuries found on the body. The remains have been taken to the Serdang Hospital Forensic Department for a post-mortem," Ravi said.
The case is being investigated as a sudden death report, and he advised the public not to speculate to avoid spreading false information.
Anyone with information is urged to contact the KLIA District Police Headquarters at 03-8776822.
