[OBXWanderer]

probably died from hypoxia and freezing temps enroute...they open the doors.... and out drops Mr. Tisdale

[BluH2o]

probably died from hypoxia and freezing temps enroute...they open the doors.... and out drops Mr. Tisdale

Yeah ... at 30 thou plus feet altitude and temperatures in the wheel well of the aircraft well below freezing this individual didn't have a chance of surviving.

[Mr. Silverback]

The reporters probably should have stayed away from the word "mangled" because it implies the damage to his body came from the flight. I suspect that's not the case.

Here's a photo taken from inside a 737's main gear well. Looks like there's plenty of room. He probably fell because a turn had moved his unconscious or dead body from where he was holed up (probably about the spot this photo was taken from) onto the wheel itself.

[Repealthe17thAmendment]

And in a related story . . .

The Obama administration has announced that all domestic air carriers will be required to install seat belts and warming devices in the wheel wells of all passenger planes.