NATION : 13 Hurt as Jet Hits Turbulence
Thirteen people were injured, two seriously, when an Eastern Airlines jet hit violent turbulence on a flight from Washington, D.C., to West Palm Beach, airline officials said today.
Flight 791 was at 31,000 feet when the DC-9 ran into turbulence about 130 miles north of West Palm Beach on Wednesday night, Eastern spokeswoman Karen Ceremsak said.
Passenger Betty Miller of Miramar, Fla., said, “It was like a whiplash on the end of something. It felt like we bought the farm.”
Another passenger, Alison Levins, 33, of Boston, said the turbulence lasted about 30 seconds.
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