"Exceptionally Lucky" 16-Year-Old Survives 5-Hour Flight in Jet's Wheel Well (San Jose to Maui)

NBC Bay Area ^ | Monday, Apr 21, 2014 | OSKAR GARCIA

[nickcarraway]

A lot of people are, “lucky to be alive.” This kid is way beyond that.

[MeshugeMikey]

“A Congressman who serves on the Homeland Security committee wondered how the teen could have snuck onto the airfield at San Jose unnoticed.”

San Jose is IN the San Francisco Bay Area!!

[Cacique500]

I guess if we want to avoid being groped by TSA we can just cut holes in the airport perimeter fence and jump in the wheel well.

Nice security there guys... /s

[Red_Devil 232]

“... he wasn’t even dirty.”

Sounds like a well maintained hydraulics system to me.

[Pearls Before Swine]

Lucky? How is it even possible—if there’s little sealing of the wheel compartment from the outside? I wonder what the time-profile of temperature and pressure are in there.

[nickcarraway]

I heard someone say it’s almost unimaginable her survived. But there is a video of him sneaking in. They say he was unconscious most of the flight.

[Don Corleone]

They say he was unconscious most of the flight.

That also described Biden on his trip to the Ukraine.

[Kartographer]

Just an ‘unticketed’ ‘immigrant’ trying to get somewhere for a better life. It would be an act of ‘love’ to let him stay or provide him with a First Class ticket home.

[RipSawyer]

“They say he was unconscious most of the flight.”
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Anybody crazy enough to do that wasn’t REALLY conscious BEFORE the flight!!!

[Mastador1]

They say he was unconscious most of the flight.

Now here is a lad who has shown an aptitude for politics!

[Bob]

His being unconscious may have reduced his body’s oxygen requirements to the point that he could survive the flight. Amazing nonetheless.

[NativeSon]

I'm glad to know that all the increased security is paying off. I was beginning to think getting groped by the TSA was just abuse...

[Gay State Conservative]

I flew coach from Boston to Newark a few weeks ago.I'm convinced that *I'm* lucky to be alive.

[nickcarraway]

I was wondering if something like that was possible.

[SkyDancer]

He survived because he didn’t eat the airline food.

[minnesota_bound]

I blame Toy Story 2 for inspiring this...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxUhoqpPJ3I

[nickcarraway]

Barbara Walters says that currently the boy is feeling, “wheel well.”

[SkyDancer]

LOL’s

[BigIsleGal]

Funny.