Man found dead inside plane engine at Salt Lake City airport

A 30-year-old man was found dead inside an airplane engine Monday night in Salt Lake City after he breached an emergency exit onto the airfield, said authorities.

A 30-year-old man was found dead inside an airplane engine Monday night in Salt Lake City after he breached an emergency exit onto the airfield, said authorities.

Ninety-five passengers were on board the commercial aircraft at Salt Lake City International Airport when police and employees located the man, a spokesperson for Delta Airlines said. Police said officials performed lifesaving efforts after finding the man unconscious inside the engine’s removable metal covering, but he died on the scene.

The Salt Lake City Police Department identified the man as Kyler Efinger, a resident of Park City, Utah. Efinger was a ticketed passenger with a boarding pass to Denver.

The aircraft's engines were rotating, but whether they were fully running remains under investigation, police said.

The flight, Delta 2348 from Salt Lake City to San Francisco, was canceled after passengers safely deplaned, said a spokesperson for Delta. Passengers were rebooked on other flights.

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