Man who fell from plane into London back garden may have been airport worker, officials reveal

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A man whose body fell from a plane into the back garden of a south London back home may have been an airport worker, Kenyan officials have revealed. The man’s identity remains a mystery, but the most senior official at the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority said he was “likely” an employee at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, where the Heathrow-bound plane took off from. “Whoever it is most likely had access to the airside because with the way security is tight, it’s unlikely that an outsider would have been able to make his way through to the airside where an aeroplane is parked and be able to climb in,” director general Gilbert Kibe told BBC Africa. Asked about security concerns the breach raised, he said: “That problem exists globally everywhere, it cannot be isolated to one airport.” British police have sent the dead man’s fingerprints to authorities there to try to identify him, Kenyan media reported.