Authorities say a 9-year-old boy who found his way onto the conveyor belt baggage handling system at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was not injured.

Airport spokesperson Pat Hogan said the incident happened early Saturday afternoon as a group of about 20 people were checking their bags for a trip they were taking together.

Hogan said initially no one in the group noticed the boy was missing, Minnesota Public Radio News reported.

�There was a lot of confusion because there were so many people in the group,� he said. �They were all checking their bags and putting their own bags on the conveyors, so it took a second for them to realize he was missing � but as soon as they did people sprang into action and the police were able to find him quickly.�

Police found the boy in under five minutes.

Hogan said the incident will likely lead to a review of baggage system security safeguards to see if more needs to be done to prevent it from happening again.

(AP)