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Boeing 737 slides into Florida River with 136 on board, no fatalities

 

Jacksonville Sheriff's Office shared photos showing the plane resting on the water, saying it "was not submerged. (Courtesy)

A Boeing 737 commercial jet with 136 people on board slid into the St. Johns River near Jacksonville, Florida after landing on Friday, a spokesman for Naval Air Station Jacksonville said.

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