Person Cartoonishly Envelops Self in Luggage Wrap at Miami Airport

"Has everyone lost their mind in Miami after 2020 or am I just realizing that now?" a Instagram user commented.

August 28, 2024

Image: Three screenshots of a person wrapped in green luggage wrap at the check-in counter, standing on the luggage scale, and being unwrapped with Miami-Dade police looking on.

A Miami story in three photos. Screenshot via Instagram

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Passing through Miami International Airport can be like entering an alternate universe — and last night was no different.

Around 10 p.m. on August 27, a person tightly swaddled in luggage wrap turned up at the LATAM Airlines check-in counter masquerading as baggage. The person hopped onto the scale as confused onlookers gawked.

Only in Dade shared the visuals in a wee-hours post.

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The video, which also shows Miami-Dade police officers speaking with the wrapped individual and their caretaker, has notched nearly 12,000 likes and 800 comments on Instagram.

Social media users were left dumbfounded by the shenanigans.

"Has everyone lost their mind in Miami after 2020 or am I just realizing that now?" one comment read.

Another user had an interesting question.

"Is this some kind of kink?" the user asked.

The Miami-Dade Police Department tells New Times that the two individuals were filming a prank video for social media and that they were issued trespass warnings and escorted out of the airport without further incident.

There's truly never a dull moment in the Magic.

Naomi Feinstein is a staff writer of Miami New Times where she primarily focuses on news. Naomi started her career with New Times as a summer intern in 2019, then returned as a fellow in August 2022 before joining the staff full-time in February 2023. She graduated from University of Miami where she contributed to the student-run newspaper, the Miami Hurricane. She holds a master’s degree and graduated with honors from the Columbia School of Journalism. In 2021, Naomi was recognized as the College Journalist of the Year from the Society of Professional Journalists of Florida, and she placed second for Best General News Story in the 2021 Pinnacle Awards.

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