UPDATE: The woman has been identified. Our latest story can be found here. Our original story continues below.
A woman died Thursday morning at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, Chicago fire and police officials confirmed.
Around 8 a.m., the Chicago Fire Department was called to O'Hare for reports of a person trapped in machinery at Terminal 5, officials said. Terminal 5 serves Delta Airlines as well as a number of international carriers.
The Chicago Police Department later confirmed that the person, a female, was found unresponsive at the terminal and was pronounced dead on scene.
Officials with the Chicago Fire Department later confirmed the woman, who was in her 40s, was "entangled" in the conveyor belt system used to move baggage.
According to CPD, a death investigation was underway.
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