Authorities discovered the lifeless body of a 30-year-old man inside an airplane engine on Monday night in Salt Lake City, after he breached an emergency exit onto the airfield, according to officials.
Delta Airlines reported that there were 95 passengers on the commercial aircraft at Salt Lake City International Airport when the man was located by police and airport staff.
Despite performing life-saving measures after finding the man unconscious within the engine’s removable metal covering, he succumbed on the scene.
The Salt Lake City Police Department identified the individual as Kyler Efinger, a resident of Park City, Utah, and a ticketed passenger bound for Denver, NBC News reported.
The investigation is ongoing to determine whether the aircraft’s engines were fully operational as they were rotating, as per police statements.
Delta spokesperson mentioned that the flight, Delta 2348 from Salt Lake City to San Francisco, was canceled following the safe disembarkation of passengers, who were subsequently rebooked on alternative flights.
Emergency medical personnel administered CPR and naloxone, a medication designed to counteract drug overdoses, to Efinger at the scene.
The police mentioned that the cause and manner of his death are still under investigation.
Written by B.C. Begley
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