An airport worker at San Antonio's international airport died after being sucked into a plane's engine. Police are investigating the incident.
according to one source that the worker had “intentionally stepped in front of the live engine” on the jet and police are investigating that.
The worker’s identity has not been divulged but officials say he was ingested into the engine which was running at the time.as the Delta Airlines jet had just arrived from Los Angeles and was taxiing to an arrival gate.The US National Transportation Safety Board officials say that “The NTSB has been in contact with Delta. They are in the information-gathering process at this point.
“Our hearts go out to the family of the deceased, and we remain focused on supporting our employees on the ground and ensuring they are being taken care of during this time. Out of respect for the deceased, we will not be sharing any additional information at this time,” said Unifi in a statement. The San Antonio police officers and firefighters responded swiftly to the incident and the NTSB has also joined the investigation into the worker’s death and is expected to release a preliminary report with more details in the coming days.
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