A woman died at O’Hare International Airport Thursday morning after getting “entangled” with a baggage conveyor belt system, NBC Chicago’s Vi Nguyen reports.
UPDATE: The woman has been identified. Our latest story can be found here. Our original story continues below.
A woman in her 50s died at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport Thursday morning after becoming "entangled" in the conveyor belt system used to transport baggage, according to Chicago fire officials.
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WATCH HEREAround 8 a.m., the Chicago Fire Department was called to O'Hare for reports of a person trapped in machinery at Terminal 5, officials said. Terminal 5 serves Delta Airlines as well as a number of international carriers.
Police later confirmed the woman was found unresponsive at the terminal and was pronounced dead at the scene.
It was unknown if the woman was an employee working at the airport or a passenger. Delta Air Lines, stationed at Terminal 5, confirmed that the person who died was not an employee of the airline.
The Occupational Health & Safety Administration confirmed that they were not involved in the death investigation and said the person who died was a member of the public and not an employee of an airline or the airport.
According to Chicago police, a death investigation was underway. There was no further information available.
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