An airport employee died on the Montgomery regional airport in Alabama after being sucked right into a airplane’s engine in a horrific incident, New York Post reported.

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The employee was sucked into the Embraer 170’s engine on December 31 within the freak accident the place the airplane had its parking brake set, the report stated.

While the plane was parked following a flight from Dallas, considered one of its engines was nonetheless operating. The employee was ingested into the engine on the time.

“We are saddened to hear about the tragic loss of a team member of the AA/Piedmont Airlines,” the airport’s govt director, Wade Davis, stated in an announcement.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with the family during this difficult time,” he added.

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“We are focused on ensuring that all involved have the support they need during this difficult time,” American Airlines informed New York Post in an announcement.

Meanwhile, the airport reopened after an instantaneous shutdown following the accident that shocked everybody. Currently, the incident is below investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transpiration Safety Board, The Mirror reported.