Chicago O’Hare: Woman dies in baggage conveyor belt

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Chicago (AP) — The dead woman who was found entangled in a baggage conveyor belt at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport died by suicide, authorities said Friday.

The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office concluded following an autopsy that the 57-year-old woman died by asphyxiation from hanging.

Few details provided but difficult to understand how this could happen.

Medical examiner determines dead woman found entangled in O’Hare baggage machinery died by suicide | CNN

The dead woman who was found entangled in a baggage conveyor belt at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport died by suicide, authorities said Friday.

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The incident took place early Thursday morning near Terminal Five at O'Hare, the Chicago Fire Department said. Terminal 5serves Delta Airlines as well as a number of international carriers.

CFD officials initially said the call reported a person was trapped in machinery at Terminal 5. Chicago fire officials later said the woman had become "entangled" in the conveyor belt system used to transport baggage.

57-year-old woman ID'ed as person who died after becoming 'entangled' in baggage conveyer belt at O'Hare

The person identified as a 57-year-old woman from North Carolina.

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