United Airlines said a dead body was discovered in the wheel well of one of its planes after it landed in Maui from Chicago on Christmas Eve.

At this time, it is not clear how or when the person accessed the wheel well,” the airline said, noting it is working with law enforcement on the incident.

A dead body was found in the wheel well of a United Airlines jetliner after the aircraft landed in the Hawaiian island of Maui, the airline said on Wednesday. The body was discovered in the one of the compartments that houses the airplane's landing gear when United Flight 202 from Chicago O'Hare International Airport landed at Kahului Airport on Tuesday afternoon,