Dead Body Discovered in Wheel Well of United Airlines Plane After It Lands in Hawaii

Flight 202 took off from Chicago O'Hare on Tuesday, Dec. 24 and landed in Maui at 2:12 p.m. local time

A dead body was found in a wheel well of a United Airlines plane that landed in Maui, Hawaii, on Tuesday, Dec. 24.

The body was found in the wheel well of one of the main landing gears on the Boeing 787-10 plane when it arrived at Kahului Airport, according to a statement from United Airlines obtained by PEOPLE.

Flight 202 departed from Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport at 9:49 a.m. and arrived at the gate in Maui at 2:12 p.m. local time, according to FlightAware.

The wheel well is only accessible from outside the aircraft, United said in its statement.

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“At this time, it is not clear how or when the person accessed the wheel well,” the airline said in the statement, adding that the company was working with law enforcement to find out more information.

Local authorities, including the Maui Police Department, confirmed to Hawaii News Now that they were “conducting an active investigation regarding a deceased individual.”

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“At this time, no further details are available,” Maui PD said.

Representatives with the police department and the Hawaii Department of Transportation did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for more information.

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According to CBS News, the holiday season is on track to be the busiest ever, with 54 million passengers expected to fly during a 19-day period that began Thursday, Dec. 19 and runs through Monday, Jan. 6.