Police: Man found on Southwest Airlines plane during pre-flight check at PHL

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A man has been arrested after he was found on board a plane at Philadelphia International Airport early Sunday. 

Police say the 37-year-old man, from Norfolk, Virginia, was discovered on a Southwest Airlines plane during a pre-flight check at 5:30 a.m.

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He was found using the rear bathroom of the plane.  It is unknown at this time how he got through security.

An investigation remains underway. 

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