Officials said woman was found entangled in the conveyor belt system used to move baggage
An investigation is ongoing after a woman was killed in a freak accident involving a baggage carousel inside a restricted area of Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport.
Around 7:45 a.m. Thursday, an airport employee was inspecting a baggage handling area in Terminal 5 when the dead woman was found, Fox 32 reported.
The woman, who investigators believe is 57, reportedly entered the restricted area just before 2:30 a.m. and was wearing flip-flops. She was found entangled in the conveyor belt system used to move baggage, according to the fire department.
Security footage only captured her walking into the area but did not show how she died, according to The Associated Press.
The woman was pronounced dead at the airport.
Police and fire crews responded and noted that while the area is not highly secured, passengers are not supposed to be there.
Chicago Police are investigating the incident.
The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office has not yet released the identity of the woman or her cause of death.