*A stowaway fell from a Kenya Airways plane flying over London on Sunday afternoon, crashing into a residential garden and near a man sunbathing, PEOPLE reports.
The publication notes that the unidentified man fell from the undercarriage of Kenya Airways flight KQ 100 as it flew over South London headed to Heathrow Airport after a long flight from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, according to London’s Metropolitan Police and Kenya Airports Authority.
“A bag, water and some food were discovered in the landing gear compartment once it landed at the airport,” Metro Police said in a statement.
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Pictured: Massive crater left in garden after frozen stowaway migrant plunged 3,500ft from Kenya Airways jet https://t.co/VnxFnXRym5 pic.twitter.com/j9hcHDD3pP
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) July 2, 2019
The man was found in a garden at a residence in the Clapham area on June 30, according to the Metropolitan Police Service.
“I went upstairs to look out of a window,” a witness said told the BBC. “At first I thought it was a tramp asleep in the garden. He had all of his clothes on and everything. I had a closer look and saw there was blood all over the walls of the garden. His head was not in a good way. I realized immediately that he had fallen.”
“One of the reasons his body was so intact was because his body was an ice block.”
Another witness claiming to be a friend of the sunbather told The Sun newspaper: “He was so lucky not to be hit and killed. The impact obliterated the body.”
The man’s body was traced back to Kenya Airways flight that originated from Nairobi, according to a tweet from Kenya Airports.
Police are working with the airline and international authorities to investigate what happened, the report states.
“We are saddened and shocked by this incident and our thoughts are with everyone affected,” a Heathrow Airport spokesperson said in a statement to ABC News. “As a priority, we are working with all relevant stakeholders including the Police, Kenyan Airways and Kenyan authorities to establish the facts surrounding this.”
A Kenya Airways spokesperson told the outlet that the airline is “working closely with the relevant authorities in Nairobi and London as they fully investigate this case.”
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