Jetliner Stowaway Survives Journey
A young man apparently survived hours of subzero temperatures and high-altitude atmosphere Thursday when he stowed away in the wheel well of an Air France flight from Tahiti to Los Angeles, officials said.
The young man, who was not identified, was removed from the wheel well by maintenance personnel and hospitalized for hypothermia at UCLA Medical Center after the jumbo jet rolled up to the International Terminal at Los Angeles International airport about 8 p.m., airport and fire officials said.
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