A ground worker at New Orleansβ airport died in an accident Tuesday when her hair became entangled in machinery while she was offloading an aircraft, officials said.
Jermani Thompson was servicing a Frontier Airlines flight around 10 p.m. when the accident happened, Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport said.
Thompson, 26, an employee of GAT Airline Ground Support, was rushed to a hospital, where she died, the airport said.
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