Sunbathing in clapham
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Gotta be careful, but the other fella was having a worse day.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-48830...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-48830...
Edited by PositronicRay on Tuesday 2nd July 06:31
bbc said:
A suspected stowaway who is believed to have fallen from the landing gear of a flight into Heathrow Airport has been found dead in a London garden.
A neighbour said the man fell a metre away from a resident who had been sunbathing in the garden.
The man, who did not want to be named, said he heard a "whomp" so he looked out of an upstairs window and saw the body and "blood all over the walls of the garden".
A neighbour said the man fell a metre away from a resident who had been sunbathing in the garden.
The man, who did not want to be named, said he heard a "whomp" so he looked out of an upstairs window and saw the body and "blood all over the walls of the garden".
poo at Paul's said:
What possesses people to do this, obviously desperation, but are they so uneducated that they think they could survive such a journey at 35000 odd feet?
It's sad, but Darwinesque at the same time.
The poor sunbather must have been traumatised by this
Because they think there is a hatch to allow them into the plane. Every single “action” film involving large aeroplanes has someone getting into the plane via the undercarriage...It's sad, but Darwinesque at the same time.
The poor sunbather must have been traumatised by this
Some people do survive, it’s pretty rare though.
https://www.itv.com/news/2015-06-19/incredible-sto...
https://www.itv.com/news/2015-06-19/incredible-sto...
HTP99 said:
A similar thing happened many years ago when I worked in Richmond, a body fell out of a plane and landed in the Sainsburys car park, it is directly under the flight path for incoming Heathrow flights.
What goes through someone's mind to even think that it's a good idea!
Or how bad is that persons life to feel that it's the best idea for them to do it.What goes through someone's mind to even think that it's a good idea!
HTP99 said:
A similar thing happened many years ago when I worked in Richmond, a body fell out of a plane and landed in the Sainsburys car park, it is directly under the flight path for incoming Heathrow flights.
What goes through someone's mind to even think that it's a good idea!
Likewise, I was working on Terminal 5 in 2003/4 when the same thing happened, I don't think it was on the approach by in a holding position. What goes through someone's mind to even think that it's a good idea!
Bloody terrifying to think about freezing to death or hypoxia following take off.
227bhp said:
motco said:
If the body was as reported, "a block of ice", how come there was blood all over the garden walls"?
Indeed, it also says they happen every 5 years, but the last one was 2015 so this guys a bit early.Sloppy reporting
HTP99 said:
A similar thing happened many years ago when I worked in Richmond, a body fell out of a plane and landed in the Sainsburys car park, it is directly under the flight path for incoming Heathrow flights.
What goes through someone's mind to even think that it's a good idea!
Richmond is quite a nice place to work, I wouldn't beat yourself up about it.What goes through someone's mind to even think that it's a good idea!
My mate works for the Met Police and was the one who got the call about this on Sunday- not sure if he attended or not. But certainly pretty grim
As is mentioned in the article, the last time this happened was in Richmond, where one body was found on the roof of an office block, but the other person at the time was found unconscious, having survived the flight from Jo'burg in the wheel well. Clearly, it *is* survivable, but must be bloody uncomfortable, and you'd have to be desperate to try.
I also wonder, do the people know that the aircraft they are hiding in is bound for the UK or are they just taking their chances?
As is mentioned in the article, the last time this happened was in Richmond, where one body was found on the roof of an office block, but the other person at the time was found unconscious, having survived the flight from Jo'burg in the wheel well. Clearly, it *is* survivable, but must be bloody uncomfortable, and you'd have to be desperate to try.
I also wonder, do the people know that the aircraft they are hiding in is bound for the UK or are they just taking their chances?
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