A tragic incident occurred at the Salt Lake City International Airport on Monday night, where a 30-year-old man was found dead inside an airplane’s engine. The Salt Lake Police Department identified the deceased individual as Kyler Efinger from Park City. According to authorities, Efinger had a ticket to board a flight to Denver, Colorado. The circumstances leading to his presence inside the airplane’s engine and the events surrounding the incident are still under investigation.
The investigation began Monday when a store manager contacted the airport’s control center at 9:52 p.m. to report a “disturbance involving a passenger” on the secured side of the terminal, according to Salt Lake police.
Details on which store and what the passenger was doing were not available at press time.
According to the Salt Lake City Department of Airports, Efinger used an emergency exit door to access the airfield and ran to the south end of the airport’s west runway, where de-icing operations were underway.
Concurrently, Delta flight 2348, utilizing an Airbus A220-100 aircraft, was slated for departure from Salt Lake City to San Francisco at 9:30 p.m. on Monday. A tragic incident occurred
Due to the presence of Kyler Efinger on the tarmac at the de-ice pad, Delta flight 2348, which had 95 passengers, two pilots, and three flight attendants on board, was compelled to return to the gate. Subsequently, the flight had to be canceled. Delta Air Lines released a statement confirming these details. Passengers affected by the cancellation were later rebooked on alternative flights.