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JetBlue Stowaway Deaths Probed After Florida Flight From New York

  • JetBlue seeking to understand how individuals accessed plane
  • Follows similar tragedy discovered on United plane in Hawaii
A JetBlue Airbus A320 plane lands at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.Photographer: Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg
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Local law enforcement officials in Fort Lauderdale are investigating the deaths of two individuals found in the landing gear compartment of a JetBlue Airways Corp. plane after it arrived at the Florida airport on Monday.

A representative for the Broward Sheriff’s Office, whose jurisdiction includes Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, said deputies responded to a call regarding the two individuals late Monday evening and that paramedics pronounced both dead on scene.