away in an ambulance after he was found on the tarmac at a high high airport of police say he stowed away and somehow survived a trip halfway across the pacific in the wheel well of a plane. good evening, and thank you for joining us. i m ama dates. fbi officials say the 16-year-old boarded a flight in san jose and was found on the tarmac at the airport in maui. lilian kim is live at san jose mineta international airport with the details on this bizarre story. ama, this story is mind blowing on many levels. there is the security aspect and then there is the survival aspect. here is a photo of the 16-year-old boy being wheeled away by paramedics. the fbi says he survived a five and a half-hour flight from san jose to ma we in the wheel well of a high high an airlines plate. the boy was apparently unconscious most of the flight. when he regained consciousness he was seen walking on the tarmac covered in grease. the fbi says he ran away from home and hoped a fence at mineta sa
from san jose to ma we in the wheel well of a high high an airlines plate. the boy was apparently unconscious most of the flight. when he regained consciousness he was seen walking on the tarmac covered in grease. the fbi says he ran away from home and hoped a fence at mineta san jose before climbing into the wheel well. we talked about the likely conditions the boy faced jie. to be at that altitude, 38,000 feet, that is higher than mount everest and people use oxygen tanks because they can t move without them. the wing wells are not pressurize. so the outside air temperature is a factor. that was well below minus 40 or minus 50 degrees fahrenheit. he is said to be in good health. the next question of course is security. how did the boy hop the fence and walk on the tarmac without anyone noticing? the public information officer here wouldn t comment on that and we plan to get more information tomorrow. lilian kim, abc7 news. lilian, thank you. new details on that 7-year