An Angolan man, desperate for a better life in the UK, risked his life in September when he sneaked into the into the wheel base of a plane that was flying all the way to London, but unfortunately, he plunged to his death before making it to his final destination.
According to a BBC report, the man's identity is still a mystery. He had no identity on him, just a cell phone with a sim card authorities are unable to access. He is believed to be from Angola as he was carrying Angolan currency in his pockets.
The man attempted a dangerous journey by climbing into the compartment above the wheel of the plane. He was ill-prepared with only a thin gray sweater, blue jeans, white sneakers and some tissues stuffed in her ears in a effort to protect himself against the pressure changes.
The man fell from the sky on September 8 in a suburban street in the Mortlake neighborhood of West London. His body and face was so dismembered, that police authorities had to make a computerized sketch in an effort to discover his identity.
In the days afterward, some neighbors put flowers on the spot where the stowaway was found, and a small group of Angolans who live in the London area came to place more flowers and to pray.
"I felt, what was he running away from? What made him think he could he could? And how will his family ever know? He's a lost soul now; his father and mother are probably waiting for him to make contact," said Catherine Lambert, who lives a few doors down from the spot where the man landed.
British police have released a photo of a tattoo on the man's left arm, with the initials Z G in an attempt to learn his identity.
The Angolan community in London is uniting in this tragic event. Gama Mossi, an Angolan who was granted asylum in the UK in 2000, has organized vigils with other Angolan exiles at the spot on Portman Avenue.
"It's crucial for us to pile on enough pressure so that the Angolan government releases information in the Angolan media.
"We know there will be someone who will come forward and tell us - this is my friend, my brother, my work colleague."
