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Ground Worker at New Orleans Airport Dies After Her Hair Becomes Entangled in Machinery

Jermani Thompson was servicing a Frontier Airlines flight around 10 p.m. when the accident happened

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A ground worker at New Orleans’ airport died in an accident Tuesday when her hair became entangled in machinery while she was offloading an aircraft, officials said.

Jermani Thompson was servicing a Frontier Airlines flight around 10 p.m. when the accident happened, Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport said.

Thompson, 26, an employee of GAT Airline Ground Support, was rushed to a hospital, where she died, the airport said.

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