A man's body was discovered in the landing gear compartment of a United Airlines plane from Chicago at the Maui airport. It is unknown how he got inside. Foreign media note, however, that this is the most common way to travel as a stowaway.

Maui police are investigating the discovery of a dead body in the wheel well of a United Airlines plane after it landed in Maui, the airline and police department said in statements on Wednesday.

The wheel well was only accessible from outside the plane, and it wasn’t clear Wednesday how or when the person accessed the space, according to United Airlines.

A body was found in the wheel well of United Airlines Flight 202, which left Chicago for Hawaii on Dec. 24, the airline said.

A body was discovered in the wheel well of a United Airlines aircraft upon its arrival at Kahului Airport on Maui on Christmas Eve, according to the company.

A body was found in the wheel well of the United Airlines flight after it arrived in Hawaii, the company said.

KAHULUI, Hawaii (Island News) -- A person was found dead in the wheel well of a United Airlines flight to Maui on Tuesday. The Maui Police Department is investigating the discovery. United Airlines released the following statement on Dec. 25:

Plenty of questions still remain two days after authorities discovered a dead body in the wheel well of a United Airlines aircraft in Hawaii.

A body was discovered in the wheel well of a United Airlines flight after it landed in Hawaii. On Dec. 24, Flight 202 from Chicago took off on time from O’Hare International Airport around 9:30 a.m. local time,

Officials in Maui are investigating after the body of a boy was found in the wheel well of a United Airlines plane. The Christmas Eve flight took off from an airport in Chicago. It is not clear how he accessed the wheel well.