Authorities have identified the two people found inside the wheel well of a plane that landed at a Florida airport in January.
They were two teenagers.
The Broward County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday, April 7, the two teens had been identified based on “extensive DNA testing.”
Here’s what is known at this time.
Bodies of 2 teens found in JetBlue wheel well identified
The Broward County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday, April 7, it had identified the bodies of two people found in the wheel well of a JetBlue plane on Jan. 6.
The two were Jeik Lusi, 18, and Elvis Castillo, 16.
The Sheriff’s Office said the two were identified using “extensive DNA testing.”
No other information was provided about the two victims.
How did the 2 teens get into landing gear area of JetBlue plane?
A statement from the Broward County Sheriff’s Office did not provide details on how the two teenagers gained access to the landing gear or their cause of death.
2 bodies found in plane’s wheel well when it landed in Florida
The JetBlue plane, flight 1801, took off from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport on Jan. 6 and landed at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.
A search of JetBlue’s website shows the flight typically takes about three hours.
The bodies were discovered during a “routine post-flight maintenance inspection,” the airline announced shortly after the discovery in January.
‘Heartbreaking situation’: JetBlue commits to working with authorities
“This is a heartbreaking situation, and we are committed to working closely with authorities to support their efforts to understand how this occurred,” JetBlue said in January.
JetBlue flies into 10 Florida airports
Florida cities with JetBlue service include:
Stowaways commonly try to sneak onto planes in landing gear compartments
It’s not uncommon for people to use wheel wells, nose wells and other unpressurized areas to sneak onto planes.
According to the National Library of Medicine, the risks include:
Being crushed by retracting landing gear
Falling when the wheels are deployed for landing
Severe hypoxia (not enough oxygen)
Temperatures can reach between minus 58 degrees and minus 76 degrees, according to Reuters.
Contributing: James Powel, Eric Lagatta, USA Today
This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Bodies ID’d in JetBlue wheel well deaths in Florida plane landing