A 57-year-old woman was killed at Chicago O'Hare International Airport on Thursday, August 8, following her body becoming entangled in the conveyor belt at one of the country's busiest airports. The incident happened in one of the airport's non-public baggage rooms. The US Department of Labor confirmed to local media that the individual was not an employee at the airport. CCTV footage has identified that the woman was seen entering the non-public baggage processing area at 02:27 local time.

Responding to the distress call at 07:30 local time, the Chicago Fire Department was alerted to an 'unresponsive female,' who had become pinned to the machinery that is used to move baggage, and the woman was found in the baggage area of Terminal 5, which is the predominant terminal used at the air

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