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David James

‘Dark criminal past’ of Pueblo man minced by Denver Airport jet revealed, motive for his actions still unknown

On Saturday, May 9, Denver International Airport erupted into chaos after a man scaled the perimeter fence, made a beeline for a runway, and was hit by a Frontier Airlines jet traveling at 139mph as it prepared for take-off.

It appears the man was sucked into the jet engine and, as you can probably guess, the results weren’t pretty. The impact ignited an engine fire, left passengers on board afraid for their lives, prompted an emergency evacuation, and, as per the pilots, left limbs and other human remains scattered across the runway.

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