Woman dies at Chicago O’Hare Airport after getting stuck in baggage carousel in restricted area

An investigation is underway after a woman was killed in a freak accident involving a baggage carousel in a restricted area of ​​Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport.

Around 7:45 a.m. Thursday, an airport employee was inspecting a baggage handling area in Terminal 5 when the dead woman was found, Fox 32 reported.

The woman, who investigators say is 57, entered the restricted area shortly before 2:30 a.m. and was wearing flip-flops. She was found entangled in the conveyor belt system used to move luggage, firefighters said.

Security footage only captured her walking in the area but did not show how she died, according to the Associated Press.

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The woman was pronounced dead at the airport.

Police and firefighters responded and noted that although the area was not highly secure, passengers were not supposed to be there.

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Chicago police are investigating the incident.

The Cook County medical examiner’s office has not yet released the woman’s identity or cause of death.

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It’s unclear why the woman was at the airport, but authorities told Fox 32 they do not believe the woman was an airport employee.

Fox News Digital has reached out to the Chicago Police Department and the Chicago Fire Department for comment on the incident, but has not yet received a response.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.