Jacksonville, #Florida:
According to @NASJax_ the Boeing 737 appears to have skidded off the airport runway while trying to land and ended up in the St. Johns River.
This was a @CharterMiamiAir flight.
The flight was arriving from @USNavy Air Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba when it skidded off the runway at @NASJax_.
Live video of the military 'rotator' flight in the St. Johns River: firstcoastnews.com/article/news/l…
There was very briefly an intense rain storm with lightning at the time the 737 landed at @NASJax_, according to meteorologists.
From Jacksonville mayor:
21 people, all adults, from the plane transported to various hospitals, according to @JFRDJAX spokesman Tom Francis.
Gitmo defense attorney Cheryl Bormann, who was on the plane, tells @CNN that jet fuel was leaking into the water after the 737 went into the river, but "nobody panicked" as passengers evacuated the aircraft.
Another indication that weather could have been a factor with this incident:
The plane "hit the ground and bounced" on landing, according to attorney Cheryl Bormann, who was on the flight.
Statement from @USNavy:
Investigation will be conducted by @NTSB:
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