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16-year-old survives in wheel well of US flight

Honolulu: A 16-year-old boy stowed away in the wheel well of a flight from California to Hawaii, surviving the trip halfway across the Pacific Ocean unharmed despite frigid temperatures at 38,000 feet (11,500 meters) and

India TV News Desk Updated on: April 21, 2014 12:20 IST
Simon said the boy was medically screened and found to be unharmed.

"Doesn't even remember the flight,'' Simon said. "It's amazing he survived that.''

A call and email message to a Mineta San Jose International Airport spokeswoman were not immediately returned. Officials at Kahului Airport referred questions to the state department of transportation, which did not return a phone call seeking comment.

A transportation security agency spokesman who declined to be named referred questions to the FBI and airport authorities.

The boy will not be charged and was referred to child protective services, Simon said.
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