Woman falls to her death after forcing elevator doors and tripping into the elevator shaft… unaware that the right way out had opened up behind her
- The woman was unaware that another set of doors opened behind her
- Her body was found three days later when a foul stench emanated from the area
A woman fell at an Indonesian airport after she forced the doors of an elevator and fell from the elevator shaft.
Aisiah Sinta Dewi, 38, took the elevator to the second floor while on her way to meet her niece at Kualanamu Airport check-in in Medan on April 24.
CCTV footage shows the woman calmly walking into the airport elevator before playing with her phone. She seemed confused when the elevator stopped with the doors still closed towards her.
She didn’t know that a few more doors were opening behind her and began frantically pressing the emergency buttons as she tried to pry open the locked doors.
The woman then reportedly called her niece to tell her she was trapped as she continued to push against the locked doors. They soon opened and the woman got out and plunged through an opening in the elevator shaft.
CCTV footage shows the woman calmly walking into the airport elevator before playing with her phone
Aisiah Sinta Dewi, 38, took the elevator to the second floor as she was on her way to meet her niece at the check-in area of Kualanamu Airport
The woman’s family asked airport staff to look for her after they lost contact, but they were unable to find her in the airport terminal.
She was not found until three days later when a foul stench emanated from the area near the elevator and staff were called in to investigate.
Her body was discovered at the bottom of the shaft and was recovered after a five-hour operation. Her remains were sent to Medan Bhayangkara Hospital for post-mortem examination.
Dedi Al Subur, the airport’s head of corporate communications, reportedly blamed a malfunctioning elevator, noting that Dewi himself had tried to pry open the doors.
The victim’s brother, Raja Hasibuan, said there was “poor elevator security” and did not believe his sister had been at fault.
He said, “We asked for the video from the elevator because we lost contact with her there.
‘This is an international airport. What about the safety standards? And the staff’s response was very, very unsatisfactory.’
The woman reportedly called her niece to tell her she was trapped as she continued to push against the locked doors
Little did she know that a few more doors had opened behind her and began frantically pressing the emergency buttons as she tried to pry open the locked doors.
The woman seemed to pry open the doors. She got out and plunged through an opening in the elevator shaft. Her body was not found until three days later
Deli Serdang police said they are awaiting the results of the forensic examination and have begun interviewing witnesses.
The North Sumatra Ombudsman’s office has reportedly criticized the airport authorities for alleged neglect and the airport’s perceived slow response to her family’s request for help.