A Boeing 737 passenger plane carrying 143 people made a rough landing in a lightning storm and skidded off the runway into a river on Saturday in Florida.
The plane carrying 143 people including crew from Guantanamo Bay in Cuba ended in shallow water next to the air station in Jacksonville, with all passengers safely evacuated.
Twenty-one adults were taken to local hospitals, but none were critically injured.
Others were treated for minor injuries at the scene.
Navy security and emergency response personnel including some 90 firefighters attended the scene.
The plane carrying 143 people including crew from Guantanamo Bay in Cuba slammed into shallow water next to a naval air station in Jacksonville after a hard landing that saw the plane bounce and swerve down the runway, passengers said.
No fatalities or critical injuries were reported.
The plane involved was a Boeing 737-800, in operation for 18 years, according to the FlightRadar24 website.
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