{
  "id": 3683912,
  "title": "Unidentified body found in aircraft wheel compartment at KLIA2",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/unidentified-body-found-in-aircraft-wheel-compartment-at-klia2",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T06:28:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/08/1519879/unidentified-body-found-aircraft-wheel-compartment-klia2"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "An unidentified body was discovered at Kuala Lumpur International Airport Terminal 2 (KLIA2) on a recent morning. The body, whose gender remains undetermined, was found inside the wheel compartment of a plane that had arrived from Tokyo, Japan around 6:30am. The aircraft landed at KLIA2 at 6:30am and the body was located inside the landing gear compartment at 6:55am. Engineering staff opened the wheel well due to a strong odor emanating from it and discovered the body, clad in a white shirt and jeans. The staff immediately alerted the KLIA2 Police Station Operations Room. Forensic police were promptly dispatched to the scene. Preliminary investigations suggest the victim was in their early 20s and had been deceased for over three days. No identification documents were found on the body. Authorities are currently conducting further investigations to identify the victim and determine the cause of death.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: An unidentified body was found inside the wheel compartment of an aircraft at Kuala Lumpur International Airport Terminal 2 (KLIA2) today.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Body found at KLIA2 in tyre storage compartment of aircraft from Japan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/body-found-at-klia2-in-tyre-storage-compartment-of-aircraft-from-japan",
        "published": "2026-08-27T05:57:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Foul smell leads to discovery of body in aircraft wheel compartment at KLIA2",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/foul-smell-leads-to-discovery-of-body-in-aircraft-wheel-compartment",
        "published": "2026-08-27T06:04:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Dead body found in wheel-well of plane at KLIA Terminal 2",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/dead-body-found-in-wheel-well-of-plane-at-klia-terminal-2",
        "published": "2026-08-27T06:29:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}