A person has sadly died after they were sucked into a plane’s engine at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport today, May 29.
The flyer was caught in the engine of a KLM Cityhopper Embraer E190, and emergency services raced to the scene.
The incident took place at around 3pm local time at the Dutch airport, with reports passengers and crew were on board the plane when it happened.
The flight, KLM 1341, was set to depart Amsterdam Schiphol Airport and head to Billund in Denmark.
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Amsterdam Schiphol Airport said in a statement: “Today there was a horrible incident in which a person ended up in an aircraft engine.
“Our thoughts go out to the relatives and the Royal Military Police is investigating this incident.”
Military police later confirmed the flight was evacuated while an investigation was launched, with flight crew and passengers leaving the plane.
The identity of the person who has died has not been confirmed.
It comes after a 30-year-old man died after he climbed into a plane engine in Salt Lake City International Airport in January.
Kyler Efinger breached an emergency exit crawled into the engine after he ran to the south end of the airport’s west runway, an official said at the time.
Cops said the engine was rotating but later said ‘the specific stage of engine operation remains under investigation’.
They said it’s not clear why Efinger crawled into the engine, but did clarify he had a ticket, with a boarding pass to Denver.
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