A stowaway was found dead in the landing gear compartment of an American Airlines plane in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA on Sunday morning, police said CBS News reports.

The flight had recently arrived at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport from Europe.

Maintenance crews had discovered the body.

And responding officers pronounced the individual deceased.

“We are deeply saddened by this news and will support CMPD's investigation as needed," an airport spokesperson told CBS News.

"We are working with law enforcement on its investigation," a spokesperson for American Airlines said in a statement to CBS News.

This is at least the second time this year stowaways have been found in landing gear at US airports. In January, two dead stowaways were found in the landing gear compartment of a JetBlue plane at the John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York.