Body found in wheel well of United Airlines plane after its flight from Chicago to Maui

There was a dead body found on a wheel well of a United Airlines plane after it landed at Maui’s Kahului Airport in Hawaii on Christmas Eve. 

"Upon arrival at Kahului airport in Maui on Tuesday, a body was found in the wheel well of one of the main landing gears on a United aircraft," United told DailyMail.com in a statement on Wednesday.

The plane left Chicago Tuesday morning and arrived in Maui at 2 p.m. local time. While it’s unknown how and when the person accessed the wheel well, according to the outlet, “United is working with law enforcement authorities on the investigation,” the airline’s statement said. 

"The Maui Police Department is currently conducting an active investigation regarding a deceased individual discovered on an incoming flight from the mainland this afternoon. At this time, no further details are available," police said in a statement, as reported by Hawaii News Now.