A 10-year-old boy has died after what appears to be an attempt to stowaway on a flight to Paris.

Air France confirmed to the BBC that the boy’s “lifeless body of a stowaway” was found in a plane that had arrived from Abidjan, a capital city on the Ivory Coast, on Wednesday morning.

The boy was reportedly found in the well of the landing gear. As the BBC reports, Air France confirmed that the body was found via a message on Twitter.

Air France confirme que le corps sans vie d’un passager clandestin a été découvert dans le puits du train d’atterrissage de l’appareil effectuant le vol AF703 reliant Abidjan (ABJ) à Paris-Charles de Gaulle le 7 janvier 2020 1/2

— Air France FR (@AirFranceFR) January 8, 2020

“The airline expresses their condolences and deplores this human tragedy,” the tweet read.

The boy found in the aircraft has not yet been identified.

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[Feature image: AP Photo/Christophe Ena]