Dozens of shocked passengers were evacuated to safety from the wings of a stricken Boeing 737 on Saturday in Florida after the jet made a rough landing in a lightning storm and skidded off the runway into a river. The plane carrying 143 people including crew from Guantanamo Bay in Cuba slammed into
1 / 3The plane was carrying 143 people, including crew from Guantanamo Bay in CubaThe plane was carrying 143 people, including crew from Guantanamo Bay in Cuba Miami - Dozens of shocked passengers were evacuated to safety from the wings of a stricken Boeing 737 on Saturday in Florida after the jet made a rough landing in a lightning storm and skidded off the runway into a river.
Captain Michael Connor, commanding officer at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, told reporters it was a"miracle" no more serious injuries or fatalities had occurred. The National Transportation Safety Board said a 16-member team had arrived on site to investigate the incident, and would brief the media later in the day.
"We couldn't tell where we were, a river or an ocean. There was rain coming down. There was lightning and thunder. We stood on that wing for a significant period of time," she told CNN.Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry tweeted that the White House had called to offer assistance as the situation was developing.Teams were working to control jet fuel spilling into the St Johns River, he added.
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