Aircraft slips and goes into river in Florida
In the US, there is news of an aircraft falling into the river. It is being told that the Boeing 737 has fallen into a river in Florida. There were 136 people in the plane. Although no news of casualties has been reported so far.
The people rescued from the plane were transported to the hospital for checkup. Everyone is safe, no one was injured.
#JSO Marine Unit was called to assist @NASJax_ in reference to a commercial airplane in shallow water. The plane was not submerged. Every person is alive and accounted for. pic.twitter.com/4n1Fyu5nTS
— Jax Sheriff’s Office (@JSOPIO) May 4, 2019
According to the information, the plane slipped from the runway of Naval air station of Jacksonville into St John River. This incident occurred Friday late night. It is being told that Boeing 737 is a commercial aircraft.
According to information from Naval Air Station Jacksonville, the accident occurred at the landing and the plane was coming from Cuba. However, there is no news of any casualties in this accident. The accident happened at 9.30 PM local time. It is being told that the aircraft was trying to land in the storm but it fell, slipping into the river at the end of the runway.
