The dead woman who was found entangled in a baggage conveyor belt at ChicagoB次元官网网址檚 OB次元官网网址橦are International Airport was from North Carolina, authorities said Friday.
The Cook County Medical ExaminerB次元官网网址檚 Office identified the woman as 57-year-old Virginia Christine Vinton of Waxhaw, North Carolina. The officeB次元官网网址檚 spokesperson, Natalia Derevyanny, said an autopsy was scheduled for Friday.
Firefighters responding to a 911 call found VintonB次元官网网址檚 body entangled in the belt around 7:45 a.m. Thursday in a baggage room near a terminal that serves international flights.
According to police, surveillance footage shows Vinton enter the area around 2:27 a.m. Thursday, but it doesnB次元官网网址檛 show what happened to her.
The room where VintonB次元官网网址檚 body was found is off limits to the public, and itB次元官网网址檚 unclear why she was in it, authorities said. A U.S. Department of Labor spokesman said she was not an airport employee.
Police declined to comment further on the matter.
There was no immediate response Friday to messages left at possible phone numbers listed as belonging to VintonB次元官网网址檚 family
The Associated Press
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