A 57-year-old woman was killed after being pinned in part of an O’Hare Airport conveyor belt system, authorities said.
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The woman, who was not an employee of the airport, was found trapped in a conveyor belt in Terminal 5—the international terminal—and died at the scene, according to the Chicago Fire Department.
Surveillance video showed the woman entering an unoccupied restricted area just before 2:30 a.m., a police spokesperson said.
She was discovered at approximately 7:30 a.m., police said, and emergency responders were called to the scene.
The area has been declared a crime scene, and the Chicago Police Department is investigating.
