Frontier Airlines jet collides with trespasser on Denver airport runway on video
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Newly released surveillance footage shows the harrowing moment a Frontier Airlines jet shot and killed a man wandering on the runway at Denver International Airport late Friday night.
Thermal imaging in the clip Obtained with KDVR It shows the unidentified man climbing the perimeter fence before entering directly into the path of the plane.
“The runway trespasser was struck by Frontier Airlines Flight 4345 during high-speed takeoff. The pilot immediately halted takeoff procedures,” Transport Minister Sean Duffy said in a post on X.
The airport said in an
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Thermal imaging shows an unidentified individual climbing a perimeter fence before entering the path of a Frontier aircraft at Denver International Airport on May 8, 2026. (KDVR)
Radio traffic records obtained by KDVR reveal the chilling statement made by first responders after the crash.
“Runway 17L is closed,” one first responder reportedly said. “I have limbs on the runway. I think the plane hit a person.”
The person was “at least partially consumed” by one of the plane’s engines, ABC News reported. reported.
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Thermal imaging shows an unidentified individual climbing perimeter fencing and walking into the path of a Frontier aircraft at Denver International Airport on May 8, 2026. (KDVR)
Authorities said that 12 people were injured in the accident, and 5 people were injured and taken to a local hospital. Authorities have not yet announced the identity of the person hit by the plane.
“As for security protocols, our security teams and Denver Police regularly patrol the airport perimeter. The individual climbed the barbed wire and was shot within two minutes,” a Denver Airport spokesperson told Fox News Digital.
Denver International Airport later issued an update to X stating that it “inspected the fence line and found it to be intact.”
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A Frontier Airlines Airbus A320 neo aircraft owned by Bank of Utah Trustee taxis to a gate at Denver International Airport (DEN) on March 23, 2026 in Denver, Colorado. (Al Drago/Getty Images)
“We are extremely saddened by this incident and offer our condolences to those involved,” the statement said. The statement was included.
The incident is being investigated by the NTSB, FAA and Frontier Airlines.
Fox News Digital’s Jesse Watson and Robert McGreevy contributed to this report.
