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A charter plane carrying 143 people and traveling from Cuba to northern Florida was found in a river at the end of a runway on Friday night, without any serious injury or death. have been reported, officials said. (May 4)
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The 143 people on board an aircraft chartered by the military survived after the plane had skidded a runway into a river in Jacksonville, Florida on Friday night, but their pets might not have been so lucky.

An unspecified number of pets were registered in the baggage department located in the lower part of the plane that left Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Although the Boeing 737 aircraft was not completely submerged in the St. Johns River, pictures appeared to show the bottom of the plane under the water.

"Unfortunately, they have not yet been recovered due to security issues related to the aircraft." The Naval Air Station in Jacksonville, where crashed the landing, was tweeted early. Saturday morning." Our hearts and prayers go to these owners during this terrible incident. "

A Jacksonville NAS spokesperson did not immediately return a message from USA TODAY asking for information on the type of pets on board the aircraft and on their number.

Cheryl Bormann, a defense lawyer who was on board the plane, told CNN that she thought pets probably had not survived.

The aircraft skidded off the runway at about 0940. Bormann described a chaotic landing in which the pilot appeared to lose control of the aircraft before it crashed into the aircraft. water and do not stop.

The authorities did not explain what caused the runway to be crossed by the aircraft. Jacksonville Naval Air Station is a military airport about 13 km south of the city center.

The National Transportation Safety Board has announced that it is investigating the crash landing.

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