Airport baggage handler Jermani Thompson killed in freak conveyor belt accident

A baggage handler at a New Orleans airport was killed when her hair bought tangled within the equipment of a belt loader, officers mentioned Wednesday.

The freak accident occurred as Jermani Thompson, 26, was unloading a Frontier Airways airplane parked at Louis Armstrong New Orleans Worldwide Airport round 10 p.m. Tuesday, a spokesperson advised WVUE-TV.

The horrific demise occurred on the “apron,” the place airplanes are maintained and loaded and unloaded, the station reported.

Thompson was rushed to the hospital and pronounced lifeless after the incident, which led to Frontier canceling one flight Wednesday.

“We lengthen our deepest condolences following the tragic demise of a member of our floor dealing with enterprise accomplice,” an airline spokesperson advised Nola.com in an announcement.

“Our ideas are along with her household and family members throughout this troublesome time.”

The accident occurred at the apron of the airplane.
The tragic accident occurred at Louis Armstrong New Orleans Worldwide Airport round 10 p.m. Tuesday.
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Thompson labored for GAT Airline Floor assist, studies mentioned.

“We're heartbroken and are supporting her household and her pals as finest we're in a position to,” GAT CEO Mike Hough advised Nola.com.

Her grieving mother advised the information outlet that Thompson was an completed basketball participant, who had performed as Hesston Faculty in Kansas and Tougaloo Faculty in Mississippi.

Jermani Thompson
Thompson labored for GAT Airline Floor assist.
Jermani Thompson/Fb

“She was my child lady. All people cherished her,” Angela Dorsey advised Nola.com in an interview Wednesday. “I’m simply misplaced for phrases. I can’t even suppose.”

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