A 737 slid off the runway at Naval Air Station Jacksonville and into the water on Friday night, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Department said. The plane was not submerged in water and everyone on the plane had been accounted for, police said.
Jacksonville Fire and Rescue said 21 people were transported from the scene to area hospitals. The sheriff’s department tweeted that all were listed in good condition.
The Federal Aviation Administration said the plane was not a commercial flight but a Defense Department contract flight from Guantanamo Bay.
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The Naval Station Guantanamo Bay posted on Facebook that the “Rotator,” the twice-weekly charter flight that brings military personnel, contractors and family members off that base, experienced a crash landing at NAS Jacksonville.
CBS Jacksonville affiliate WJAX reported there were 142 people on board. Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry tweeted a rescue operation is underway and teams are working to control jet fuel in the water.
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