Authorities say the woman found dead in the baggage claim of a Chicago airport considered a suicide.
Virginia Christine Vinton, 57, was found “pinned” inside the baggage conveyor belt machinery at O’Hare International Airport on Thursday.
The medical examiner’s office has determined the cause of death to be asphyxiation from being hanged — declaring it a suicide, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
WOMAN DIES AT CHICAGO’S O’HARE AIRPORT AFTER TRAPPED IN RESTRICTED AREA BAGGAGE CAROUSEL
Firefighters found a dead woman entangled in machinery Thursday in a non-public baggage processing area at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago. (FOX 32 Chicago)
Vinton allegedly entered the restricted area shortly before 2:30 a.m. wearing flip-flops.
She was found entangled in the conveyor belt system that used to make move luggage, according to the fire department.
Security footage only captured her entering the area but did not show how she died, according to The Associated Press.
“She tried to gain access at several points,” a source told the Chicago Sun-Times. “They’re not sure what her motive was. She was trying to get to the safe side of the airport.”
Travelers wait to go through a security check at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Va, File)
Vinton was pronounced dead at the scene and a investigation was initiated into the circumstances surrounding her death – say the authorities now
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The investigation into the woman’s death is still ongoing.