A woman 'stuck in machinery' at a baggage claim conveyor belt at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport died Thursday

A woman who was “stuck in the machinery” of a baggage claim conveyor belt at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport died Thursday (Photo: Getty Images)

A woman got stuck in a baggage claim conveyor belt at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport and was killed.

The 57-year-old woman was “trapped in a machine” at Terminal 5 around 7:45 a.m. Thursday, the Chicago Fire Department said.

First responders discovered the woman “entangled in the conveyor belt system used to move luggage,” fire officials said, according to ABC News.

The woman was pronounced dead at the scene. She was not immediately identified.

She was a member of the public and not an airport employee, a Department of Labour spokesman said.

CCTV footage showed the woman “entering an unoccupied restricted area at 2.27am”, police said.

She was found more than five hours later.

The baggage carousel area has been declared a crime scene and the Chicago Police Department has opened an investigation.

His autopsy will be performed Friday by the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration told CBS News it was not investigating the incident because the victim was not an airport employee.

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