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Aug. 8, 2024 / 4:09 PM / Updated Aug. 8, 2024 at 4:21 PM

Woman dies entangled in baggage conveyer at Chicago's O'Hare airport

A woman died Thursday morning at Chicago's O'Hare Airport after becoming entangled in baggage machinery in a non-public baggage handling area near Terminal 5, according to Chicago Police and Fire Departments. File Photo by Brian Kersey/UPI

A woman died Thursday morning at Chicago's O'Hare Airport after becoming entangled in baggage machinery in a non-public baggage handling area near Terminal 5, according to Chicago Police and Fire Departments. File Photo by Brian Kersey/UPI | License Photo

Aug. 8 (UPI) -- A woman who became pinned in machinery at Chicago's O'Hare Airport died Thursday after she became entangled in a baggage conveyer belt system, according to the Chicago Fire Department.

The victim, in her 40s, died at the scene.

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The Chicago Fire Department told WGN News they believed it was an industrial accident that happened in a baggage handling area not open to the public.

In a brief statement, Chicago police said the victim was "unresponsive and was pronounced on scene" in the 100 block of West Terminal Street shortly before 2:30 a.m. Thursday.

The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office hasn't identified the woman.

The death happened in a Terminal 5 airport baggage handling area.

Police detectives are investigating pending an autopsy.

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