Body found in O’Hare Airport baggage claim machine ruled a suicide

Authorities say the woman found dead in the baggage claim area of ​​a North Carolina airport is being ruled a suicide.

Virginia Christine Vinton, 57, was found trapped in the baggage conveyor belt at O’Hare International Airport on Thursday.

The medical examiner’s office determined the cause of death to be asphyxiation by hanging and ruled the incident a suicide, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.

WOMAN DIES AT CHICAGO’S O’HARE AIRPORT AFTER BECOMING STUCK IN BAGGAGE CAROUSEL IN RESTRICTED AREA

On Thursday, firefighters found a dead woman trapped in machinery in a private baggage handling area at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. (FOX 32 Chicago)

Vinton reportedly entered the restricted area shortly before 2:30 a.m. wearing flip-flops.

She was found caught in the conveyor belt system for baggage transport, said the fire department.

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According to the Associated Press, surveillance footage only showed her entering the area, not how she died.

“She attempted to gain entry at several points,” a source told the Chicago Sun-Times. “They’re not sure what her motive was. She wanted to get to the secure side of the airport.”

Travelers wait to pass through a security checkpoint at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, file)

Vinton was pronounced dead at the scene and the circumstances of her death were investigated – authorities now say

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The investigation into the woman’s death is still ongoing.