The Gitmo Boeing 737 leaves the runway in the river in Jacksonville, Florida.



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A Boeing 737 from Cuba's Guantanamo Bay military station, carrying 142 passengers and crew members, left the runway to travel to St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Florida on Friday. evening.

Fire crews respond to an emergency involving a commercial jet plane in Jacksonville, Florida on Friday night. (WFOX-TV Jacksonville)

Fire crews respond to an emergency involving a commercial jet plane in Jacksonville, Florida on Friday night. (WFOX-TV Jacksonville)

A "massive rescue operation" was underway at the scene, but no deaths were reported, reported WJXT-TV in Jacksonville.

"Every person is alive and accounted for," writes the Jacksonville sheriff's office in a Twitter message.

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Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry confirmed the initial details and said fire and rescue crews were on the scene.

This is a story in development. Come back for updates.

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