Passengers escape after plane skids off runway into river in Jacksonville, Florida

Boeing 737 was landing at a naval airport when it ended up in the St John’s river but 140 passengers and crew survive

All passengers and crew on a Boeing 737 aircraft have escaped with their lives after the plane skidded off the runway at Jacksonville airport in Florida and landed in a river.

The Miami Air Interntional plane, believed to be chartered by the US military, was landing at a navy airport after a flight from Guantanamo Bay in Cuba when it slid off the strip and into St John’s river.

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from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2J1aaPZ
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