An inquest into his death heard he is believed to have survived freezing temperatures of up to minus 60C for most of the 12-hour flight. But he was understood to be “dead or nearly dead” by the time he hit the ground.
How can you survive -60C for any length of time, let alone hours?
A bag, water and some food were found in the landing gear compartment when the plane arrived, the Metropolitan police said.
Aircraft wheel bays are horrible places. Really filthy dirty and full of hoses and pipes, and they’re obviously not pressurised. It’s minus 57C at 33,000 feet, he would have been dead long before London. Poor sod.
This is so desperately sad (again):
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jul/01/body-of-suspected-plane-stowaway-found-in-south-london-garden
How can you survive -60C for any length of time, let alone hours?