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Boeing 737 from Gitmo skids into Florida river with 142 passengers

By John Gage
Published May 4, 2019 4:00am ET
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Boeing 737 from Gitmo skids into Florida river with 142 passengers
In this photo released by the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, authorities work at the scene of a plane in the water in Jacksonville, Fla. | (Jacksonville Sheriff's Office via AP)

A Boeing 737 skidded off the runway into Florida’s St. Johns River Friday night with 142 people aboard.

The plane, originating from the Guantanamo Bay naval base in Cuba, went off the runway at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, sliding into shallow water. It was reportedly a commercial jet chartered by the Pentagon.

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