The dead woman who was found entangled in a baggage conveyor belt at ChicagoÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s OÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™Hare International Airport was from North Carolina, authorities said Friday.
The Cook County Medical ExaminerÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s Office identified the woman as 57-year-old Virginia Christine Vinton of Waxhaw, North Carolina. The officeÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s spokesperson, Natalia Derevyanny, said an autopsy was scheduled for Friday.
Firefighters responding to a 911 call found VintonÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s body entangled in the belt around 7:45 a.m. Thursday in a baggage room near a terminal that serves international flights.
According to police, surveillance footage shows Vinton enter the area around 2:27 a.m. Thursday, but it doesnÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™t show what happened to her.
The room where VintonÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s body was found is off limits to the public, and itÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s unclear why she was in it, authorities said. A U.S. Department of Labor spokesman said she was not an airport employee.
Police declined to comment further on the matter.
There was no immediate response Friday to messages left at possible phone numbers listed as belonging to VintonÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s family
The Associated Press