A runaway who hid in an unlikely place is lucky to be alive. According to an article in ABC News, the 16-year-old Californian hopped a fence at San Jose airport then crawled into the wheel bay of Hawaiian Airlines flight 45.
Incredibly, he endured a five-hour flight—with little oxygen and temperatures of -62 degrees Celsius—from California to Hawaii. It's thought that some warmth from the hydraulics and tires kept the boy alive.
The teen lost consciousness as the plane soared to 38,000 feet, but doesn't appear to have suffered any lasting harm from the ordeal. Previous stowaways were not so lucky.
"It's just an apparent miracle... There was no appearance of any special gear of any sort," said FBI special agent, Tom Simon.
No charges were filed, and the boy was turned over to child protection agency.
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