Fresh information has surfaced concerning the individual in Italy who lost his life when he was reportedly pulled into a plane engine earlier this week.
Italian builder Andrea Russo has been identified as the 35-year-old man connected to the deadly event, as per reports from Italian news source Corriere della Sera.
At approximately 10:20 a.m. on July 8th, Russo allegedly entered a restricted zone on the runway at Il Caravaggio International Airport, also known as Milan Bergamo Airport.
Reports from Italian news sources mentioned by 7 News Australia and the UK’s Metro suggest that Russo then collided with the engine of a Volotea Airlines aircraft.
Russo left his car at the airport and quickly entered a restricted section of the runway where he accessed one of the plane’s turbofans.
Volotea Airlines confirmed that Russo, who was neither a passenger nor an airport staff member, had carried out this unauthorized action at the airport.
In video captured by Corriere della Sera, Russo is observed sprinting towards the plane following his escape from border patrol. In a separate scene, he tries to scale the airplane’s engine.
Russo tumbles to the ground, quickly rises, and seems to bound toward the engine.
His body then collapses as onlookers, horrified, observe.