A Cambridge student fell to her death after opening an airplane door midflight
一名劍橋學生在飛行途中打開一扇艙門后墜樓身亡
Police say a 19-year-old British student fell to her death from a small plane in Madagascar after opening a door in midair.
警方表示,馬達加斯加一名19歲的英國學生在半空中打開一扇門后,從一架小飛機上摔下身亡。Cambridge University natural sciences student Alana Cutland fell from a Cessna C168 on the island nation off Africa's east coast July 25. Her body has not been found.
7月25日,劍橋大學自然科學學生Alana Cutland從非洲東海岸外的島國塞斯納C168墜落。她的身體還沒有找到。
Local police chief Sinola Nomenjahary told The Sun newspaper that Cutland unbuckled her seat belt, opened the plane door and tried to get out. He said another passenger struggled to hold onto her for several minutes before Cutland fell.
當?shù)鼐炀珠LSinola Nomenjahary告訴太陽報,Cutland解開了她的安全帶,打開了飛機的門,試圖出去。他說,另一名乘客在卡德蘭墜落前掙扎著抓住她好幾分鐘。
Police are investigating the incident.
警方正在調查這起事件。
Cutland's family said in a statement she "grasped every opportunity that was offered to her with enthusiasm and a sense of adventure" and was in Madagascar on a research trip.
卡特蘭的家人在一份聲明中說,她“滿懷熱情和冒險精神抓住了每一個提供給她的機會”,當時她正在馬達加斯加進行研究旅行。