Body Of A Young Man Fell Off From Kenyan Airways Plane

In a horrifying discovery, a man's body was found at a property in Offerton Road, Clapham on June 30 after he dropped to his death from a plane flying over London. London's Metropolitan Police said in a statement that the matter is being investigated and that the man appeared to be a stowaway. The man fell from the landing gear compartment of a Kenya Airways flight that was on its way to the Heathrow airport. His body was recovered from the residential garden in South London.

"Police were called at 15:39hrs (10:39 ET) on Sunday, 30 June to a residential address in Offerton Road, Clapham after a body was discovered in a garden. Officers attended with the London Ambulance Service. The body of a person, believed to be a man (age unknown) was found. A post-mortem examination will be carried out in due course. Police are working to establish the man's identity. 

Police officials also said that a bag, water and some food were found in the landing gear compartment after the plane landed in London.

It was reported that those residing in the neighbourhood where the body of the man was discovered, said that the "falling body smashed" on the ground and could have landed on a young man who was sunbathing in the garden. His friend was inside the house and said, "He didn't even realise what it was to begin with. He was asleep and then there was a huge impact."

"The body literally landed one metre away from him and was obliterated. My friend was very shaken. There were a few of us in the house at the time and it was lucky only one of us was in the garden. Nobody would have survived being hit. The impact was horrific. After the incident, Kenya Airways said in a statement, "It is unfortunate that a person has lost his life by stowing aboard one of our aircraft and we express our condolences."