MIAMI (WSVN) – Rescue crews took eight people to the hospital after a flight heading to New York City was diverted to Miami International Airport due to turbulence, officials said.
7News cameras captured paramedics with Miami-Dade Fire Rescue wheeling one of the victims into Jackson Memorial Hospital, early Friday morning.
In total, MDFR officials said, eight people were hurt.
According to MIA officials, the victims were on Avianca Flight 42, which was traveling from Medellín, Colombia to New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, when it experienced turbulence, and they ended up hurt.
The extent of these victims’ injuries is unclear. Some of the patients were transported to the main hospital, and as of 6 a.m., only one was taken to Ryder Trauma Center.
7News has reached out to MDFR for more information.
Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.
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