Stowaway Found On Miami-Bound Flight From Dominican Republic
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MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) — A stowaway on a Miami-bound flight from the Dominican Republic was sent back home after being spotted emerging from the plane's wheel, authorities said.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesman Mike Silva said Monday the man was a Dominican national.
Silva said Miami-Dade Police spotted him exiting the wheel well after American Airlines flight 1026 from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, landed Saturday at Miami International Airport.
Police detained the man, whose name wasn't released. Silva said he was medically cleared, processed as a stowaway by federal authorities and returned to the Dominican Republic.
Silva said local and federal authorities searched the plane and cleared it to resume normal operations.
Airline spokesman Ross Feinstein said the airline was reviewing the incident with Las Americas International Airport officials.
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