Man killed himself by walking in front of a Frontier flight at Denver International Airport. How common are these security breaches at Denver's airport?

A man died after scaling Denver International Airport’s 8-foot, barbed-wire-topped security fence and walking onto a runway shortly before 11:20 p.m. on May 8. Denver Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Sterling McLaren ruled the death a suicide. The Frontier Airlines aircraft struck and killed him as it accelerated for takeoff. Police records show six trespasser fence breaches since 2023, including nonfatal incidents involving people who crashed through a perimeter gate and others found on an active taxiway. Airport safety experts say the number isn’t immediately alarming, citing rare fatalities and improved detection and reporting.