Man survives 11-hour flight in wheel of cargo plane

A man who was found in the wheel section of a cargo plane at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport on Sunday survived an 11-hour flight, Dutch military police said.

The man is doing well under the circumstances and has been transported to the hospital, according to the military police, Marechaussee, in a statement on Sunday. They said the stowaway had been found in the nose wheel of a cargo plane that had flown from South Africa.

In a statement to Reuters, Marechausse spokeswoman Joanna Helmonds said the man's age and nationality had yet to be determined.

She said that his first concern was for his health. This is very unusual that someone was able to survive the cold at such a height - very unusual. He was not sure of his status as of Monday morning. A Cargolux freight carrier spokeswoman said the airline was investigating the matter and told NBC News the airline was investigating the matter.

The airline and the authorities haven't been able to make a statement until the authorities have completed their investigations, the spokeswoman said.

According to online flight tracking platform FlightRadar 24 the only Cargolux flight arriving at Schiphol on Sunday was a freighter that travelled from Johannesburg and made a stop in Nairobi, Kenya.