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Man hides in Airplane nose Survives 11-hour Flight From South Africa To Netherlands


Stowaway Survives 11-hour Flight From South Africa To Netherlands

Police in the Dutch city of Amsterdam discovered a stowaway hidden in the nose wheel of a cargo plane arriving from South Africa, a spokeswoman said Sunday.

The unidentified man is believed to have slipped on board the plane before it left Johannesburg, Royal Dutch Military Police spokeswoman Joanne Helmonds said.

"The man was found alive in the nosewheel section of the plane and was taken to hospital in a stable condition," she told AFP.

Helmonds said police had opened a probe into the incident.

"It is quite remarkable that the man is still alive," he said.

Flight times between Johannesburg and Amsterdam average about 11 hours.

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