CHICAGO — A woman from Waxhaw died early Thursday morning and was found “pinned in machinery” at Chicago’s O’Hare airport, officials told ABC7 in Chicago.
The Chicago Fire Department said the woman got entangled in the conveyor belt system that’s used to move baggage. Chicago police told ABC7 that she was seen on video going into a restricted area around 2:30 a.m.
The victim was identified by the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office on Friday as 57-year-old Virginia Christine Vinton of Waxhaw, according to ABC7. Late Friday, the medical examiner’s office ruled Vinton’s death as a suicide.
Police said Vinton wasn’t an employee at the airport, but she was in an employees-only area.
Vinton’s death is being investigated, ABC7 reported. It’s not clear what led to her being pinned in the conveyor belt system.
If you are going through a mental health crisis or considering suicide, call or text 988.
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