Body falls off Kenya Airways plane into London garden before landing at Heathrow

By: Ayobami Victor Awoleye

The body of a suspected stowaway landed in a garden in Clapham in Lambeth, in south London on Sunday.

The body of a suspected stowaway fell from a plane shortly before it landed at Heathrow Airport.

The man’s body fell into a garden in Clapham, south London at 3.41pm on Sunday, according to a statement from airline operator Kenya Airways.

It is thought the man had been hiding in the undercarriage of the aircraft before his fall.

The stunned owner of the garden called police who linked the discovery with a Kenya Airways flight from Nairobi to Heathrow.

A witness said the body fell less than two metres from a lodger living at the property who was in the garden at the time, leaving him in shock.

The man, who was wearing a blue shirt and denim jeans, landed face down on the lawn.

The woman, who did not wish to be named, said: “It was horrific. We heard a loud bang. I thought it was from the building work we are having done.

“My husband went to look and saw the body lying in the middle of the lawn.

“The man had fallen right next to one of the lodgers who was in the garden at the time.

“I’m just thankful it didn’t hit him.

“He was in shock.”

The airline called the death ‘unfortunate’ and said it was cooperating with British and Kenyan authorities.

The plane landed at 3.50pm.

On inspecting the aircraft police found a bag containing food and clothing at the rear left landing gear.

The body – which is yet to be identified – came crashing to earth close to Clapham Manor Primary School.

The incident is being treated as a sudden death, according to Kenya Airways.

A statement from Scotland Yard said: “A post-mortem examination will be carried out in due course.

“Police are working to establish the man’s identity.