The revelation came a day after an American Airlines crew found what they said appeared to be a fetus during a scheduled cleaning, according to the airline. The plane arrived late Monday at LaGuardia from Charlotte, North Carolina, and the discovery was made around 5 a.m. Tuesday, airline spokesman Justin Franco told CNN. The cleaning crew immediately contacted a manager, who contacted law enforcement, Franco said. (CNN) The human fetus discovered Tuesday in a plane lavatory at LaGuardia Airport in New York had a gestational age of 5 months, scientists at the city's Office of Chief Medical Examiner have determined.
– American Airlines and New York authorities are investigating after a fetus was found in the lavatory of a plane that arrived at LaGuardia Airport from Charlotte, NC, on Monday. The plane was parked overnight before a cleaner discovered the fetus around 5am Tuesday, report CNN and Time. "As we continue to learn more about this tragic and sensitive situation, we are actively cooperating with law enforcement in their investigation," American Airlines says in a statement. The Queens District Attorney is investigating.