Story highlights The man's body was discovered early Saturday in the landing gear of a plane from Africa

A forensic investigation is ongoing and authorities hope to identify the man, police spokesman says

(CNN) The body of a stowaway was discovered Saturday in the landing gear of a cargo plane at Schiphol airport in Amsterdam, a Dutch border police official told CNN.

A forensic investigation is ongoing, said Dennis Muller, spokesman for the border police, the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee

The man's body has been taken to a morgue, where the authorities hope to identify him, he said.

The plane landed at the airport between 6 and 6:30 a.m. local time, having departed from Africa, Muller said. He declined to specify from which country.