Body found on cash cargo plane refuelling in Zimbabwe
Source: The Telegraph
Crew of Florida-owned cargo plane arrested and millions of rand destined for South Africas Reserve Bank impounded after Harare airport staff follow blood trails and find a body
A cargo plane carrying millions of South African rand has been grounded at Zimbabwes international airport after ground staff spotted blood dripping from it and discovered a mans body.
The plane, owned by Florida-based Western Global Airlines, is understood to have been transporting large sums of cash from Munich in Germany via Belgium and Nigeria and was bound for the seaside town of Durban in South Africa when it stopped in Harare for refuelling.
The jet crew was questioned and they said they hit a bird in the air. But then a search was made and the body of an adult male fell out, a source told African News Agency.
Read more: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/zimbabwe/12158043/Mystery-as-bloodied-body-found-on-cash-cargo-plane-refuelling-in-Zimbabwe.html
ret5hd
(20,518 posts)jomin41
(559 posts)Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)ret5hd
(20,518 posts)Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)which was my point...
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DavidDvorkin
(19,485 posts)Mbrow
(1,090 posts)Wilms
(26,795 posts)I wonder why one would fly around with a dead body.
Capt.Rocky300
(1,005 posts)for a mortuary in SoCal. I did it to build flight time and make money. Yes, it was creepy. The only time it really bothered me was the time I had a gentleman in a body bag and got into some turbulence. There was a low throaty grunt from the deceased each time we bounced.
Wilms
(26,795 posts)Eugene
(61,948 posts)Source: Reuters
Reuters in Harare
Saturday 20 February 2016 16.12 GMT
Zimbabwe on Saturday released a US-registered cargo plane and the unidentified body of a suspected stowaway that was found onboard last Sunday, saying the cause of death was lack of oxygen.
National police spokeswoman Charity Charamba told reporters that the MD11 cargo plane, owned by Florida-based Western Global Airlines, its crew, the mans body and cash belonging to South Africas central bank had left for South Africa.
The body was discovered by Zimbabwean aviation officials when the plane landed in Harare after failing to land in Durban, South Africa, Charamba said.
Questions remain about the origins of the man. The cargo plane had for three days travelled from Belgium to Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Uganda and Germany, after which it landed in Harare.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/20/zimbabwe-us-registered-plane-body-suspected-stowaway