Stowaway found alive on cargo plane

[gearlever]

https://www.airlive.net/breaking-a-s...-to-amsterdam/

Hard to believe, 34.000 ft and pretty cold.......

[offa]

Presumably in the pressurised area and not actually in the wheel well!

[DaveReidUK]

Originally Posted by offa

Presumably in the pressurised area and not actually in the wheel well!

Stowaways have survived in the 747 NLG well in the past.

[tdracer]

Originally Posted by DaveReidUK

Stowaways have survived in the 747 NLG well in the past.

There was a case roughly 10 years ago between Hawaii and the US mainland. Teenager as I recall who survived - without any severe long-term consequences. Apparently, the cold slows the metabolism so much that they can survive the thin air at cruise altitude so if they can survive the cold...

[sb_sfo]

Lucky guy, often they get dumped on the approach when the gear goes down.

[25F]

Originally Posted by gearlever

https://www.airlive.net/breaking-a-s...-to-amsterdam/

Hard to believe, 34.000 ft and pretty cold.......

A surprising number do:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheel-well_stowaway
"Something happens that we don't understand" as the article quotes.