The body of a woman found in a baggage claim area at a Chicago airport is believed to have been a suicide, authorities said.
Virginia Christine Vinton, 57, was found “trapped” inside a baggage carousel machine at O’Hare International Airport on Thursday.
According to the Chicago Sun-Times, the medical examiner’s office determined the cause of death was asphyxiation by hanging and declared it a suicide.
Woman dies after becoming trapped on baggage conveyor belt in restricted area of Chicago O’Hare Airport
Firefighters on Thursday found the body of a woman entangled in machinery in a non-public baggage handling area at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. (FOX 32 Chicago)
Vinton was reportedly wearing flip-flops when he entered the restricted area around 2:30 a.m.
She was found trapped in a conveyor belt system used to move luggage, according to the fire department.
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The surveillance footage only captured her walking into the area, but did not show how she died, the Associated Press reported.
“She was trying to gain access at multiple locations,” a source told the Chicago Sun-Times. “They’re not sure what her motive was. She was trying to get to the secure side of the airport.”
Travelers wait to pass through a security checkpoint at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
Authorities now say Vinton died at the scene and are launching an investigation into the circumstances of her death
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The investigation into the woman’s death remains ongoing.
