Alarming video was recently released showing a Utah man breaking through an emergency exit door onto the tarmac and eventually being found dead inside the engine of a Delta plane, according to reports. . KSTU.
Kyler Effinger, 30, was found dead after flying into a plane's turbine near the end of the year. The aircraft was ready to take off at Salt Lake City International Airport.
There were reportedly 100 people on the plane.
The video shows Effinger attempting to open a locked door after interacting with someone who appears to be an airport employee. He then slammed his shoe against the window before kicking in another door and rushing down the stairs.
The video eventually cuts to an outdoor thermal imaging camera, where Effinger appears to be running across the tarmac toward the plane. The footage eventually cuts out before the man reaches the plane.
Although it has not been confirmed, Effinger's family believes she may have experienced a mental health crisis before boarding a flight to Denver to visit her sick grandfather, the newspaper reported. ing. new york post.
“He was detained by security, he missed his flight, and we got a phone call and knew it was almost there,” said Judd Effinger, Kyler's father. They don't bring good results for him. ”
“Obviously this is the worst ever,” he added.
Effinger reportedly believed he was being profiled by the TSA during the episode, which may have been sparked by his bipolar disorder, according to his family. KSL News.
His family also revealed that he developed bipolar disorder after being bullied at school. When the students claimed they needed help, he refused to seek help, appearing to believe that their claims would be invalidated without medical attention.
Effinger was found “within a portion of the wing-mounted engine” of the plane after an airport store manager reported a disturbance just before 10 p.m.
The report said Salt Lake City police and airport staff found Effinger's personal belongings scattered on the runway. He was pulled from the engine and, despite life-saving efforts, he was pronounced dead at the scene.
The coroner's office has not yet released a specific cause of death in this case.
Authorities are still investigating the security breach and death.
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