Mummified CORPSE is put through the X-ray machine at an airport… but all is not what it seems
Security at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport scanned an unusual piece of luggage at the checkpoint
A terrifying corpse has been spotted being wheeled through an X-ray machine at an airport security checkpoint.
But don't worry, the poor decaying chap dressed in beige pictured at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport, in the US, is just a movie prop believed to be from Leatherface - the latest incarnation of the classic horror film series The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
Staff from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), who are used to seeing bizarre objects trying to pass through security, said the unexpected stiff was "possibly the strangest thing" they'd ever seen.
The creepy dummy was taken out of its wheelchair before being placed on the conveyor belt to be “screened and sent on his jolly way".
TSA took to Instagram to post the macabre image, writing: “Talk about deadheading...This crusty ol’ chap is actually a prop from the #TexasChainsawMassacre movie.
“He was brought through a checkpoint at the Atlanta International Airport, where as you can see, he was screened and sent on his jolly way.”
It was reported that the prop wasn’t flying in the overhead compartment - but apparently had a ticket of his own for a seat.
TSA, which was created as a response to the September 11 attacks, have recently come under fire after reports of thousands of travellers being stranded at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport due to checkpoint delays.
The previous record was set last October with 68 firearms discovered.
In America only, firearms are prohibited in handbags, but people there can pack them in checked-in baggage, as long as they meet the TSA packing guideline.