Runway breach at Denver airport prompts security review after pedestrian killed
TL;DR
A pedestrian breached Denver International Airport's 36-mile perimeter, entered a runway and was struck and killed by a Frontier Airlines jet during takeoff, injuring 12 others. The incident has prompted a safety analysis of the airport's perimeter security, surveillance, and emergency-response procedures as authorities review how such an intrusion occurred at the U.S.'s third-busiest airport.
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- A death on Denver airport’s runway highlights the challenge of securing a facility twice the size of Manhattan CNN
- Video shows person walking onto DIA runway before being hit, killed by plane KDVR
- Person dies after being hit by Frontier Airlines plane that was taking off at Denver airport AP News
- NTSB collecting information on Frontier’s emergency evacuation after Friday crash at DIA The Denver Post
- Footage shows moments before Frontier Airlines jet struck person on Denver airport runway Fox News
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